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<blockquote data-quote="ellenvdk" data-source="post: 107835" data-attributes="member: 23179"><p>Thanks everyone. I know you're right, getting him to stop or cut down drinking is my aim, but i'm trying to do it in a way that his childish outlook will accept. I've made him taking his monitor and insulin with him and he's tested a couple of times and was very surprised with the results. First one after a couple of hours was 15 and after injecting and drinking some more it was 19. I think its made him realise how much alcohol effects his levels, and he's also finding it a pain. I'm hoping the two together will flick a switch in his brain.</p><p></p><p>It hurt the other day when he said that living his life with diabetes isn't worth it. For me his wife at 29 years old (he is 44), our 4 year old and his two daughters (15year old who has diabetes for 4 years), i feel completely unspecial that he'd rather not live the life with diabetes then live it with us all and test regulary, but i'm sticking with him, i've shown him some horror stories today and pointed out that soon his health will deteriorate, our business will suffer and probably close, our mortgage won't get paid and our lives will be over. He isn't the type to sit about so i'm hoping he's slowly going to change. For the first time in 5 years he took his monitor out the house with him (didn't use it, but its a start) and taken it to pub too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Does anyone know anything about drinking coffee??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ellenvdk, post: 107835, member: 23179"] Thanks everyone. I know you're right, getting him to stop or cut down drinking is my aim, but i'm trying to do it in a way that his childish outlook will accept. I've made him taking his monitor and insulin with him and he's tested a couple of times and was very surprised with the results. First one after a couple of hours was 15 and after injecting and drinking some more it was 19. I think its made him realise how much alcohol effects his levels, and he's also finding it a pain. I'm hoping the two together will flick a switch in his brain. It hurt the other day when he said that living his life with diabetes isn't worth it. For me his wife at 29 years old (he is 44), our 4 year old and his two daughters (15year old who has diabetes for 4 years), i feel completely unspecial that he'd rather not live the life with diabetes then live it with us all and test regulary, but i'm sticking with him, i've shown him some horror stories today and pointed out that soon his health will deteriorate, our business will suffer and probably close, our mortgage won't get paid and our lives will be over. He isn't the type to sit about so i'm hoping he's slowly going to change. For the first time in 5 years he took his monitor out the house with him (didn't use it, but its a start) and taken it to pub too :) Does anyone know anything about drinking coffee?? [/QUOTE]
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