@CarbsRok @catherinecherub
Has anyone made sure he actually understands that the reason he feels cr*p and sleeps all day is because his body is toxic with the amount of glucose in it? He lowers the glucose levels and he feels better. To start with whilst his body adjusts to the lower levels he will not feel good.
He isn't being lazy by going back to bed like that, his body has gone into defence mode and is shutting down.
Op criteria is an A1c of about 8 I think. That is still way to high in my opinion but that what is touted by many hospitals.
Couldn't agree more.
He also suffers from depression and I did read that when asked what he was looking forward to tomorrow his answer was "waking up". His depression may be so bad that he is feeling that he may not be able to wake up the next day as every day is a struggle for him and he thinks he is dying.
Whilst his diabetes control is something to aim for, I would suspect that his depression is also a major concern for him Depression saps your energy, makes you want to shut the world out and retreat to bed.
Just to reply to the two messages received above….
I agree that much of this can be put down to his badly controlled glucose levels and also to depression but just to clarify…..I do not believe that his depression is that bad that he is feeling that he may not be able to wake up the next day / every day is a struggle / he thinks he is dying
…..I believe that the comment he makes about “waking up” is more of a flippant answer to my question of what he is going to do tomorrow…..
In common with many men……quick apologies to any men that I have now offended…I think that he just does not plan what he is going to do tomorrow or the next day or the next day…….this may seem a bit of a generalisation but is not an uncommon scenario….
……………….Will now wait for all the replies that tell me I am wrong on this account….
As I see it, part of the problem is that when he retired a couple of years ago he had no plan of action for what to do in his retirement…..no real hobbies or interests to pick up on …..no social group of friends to keep in touch with….no sense of direction or purpose for what he wanted to do in his retirement years…..
Am just wondering how many people have also come across this scenario and want to own up to being in the same position….I expect we can all name at least one other person that this has happened to….I can think of several others….
Granted his ill health doesn’t help but I personally believe there is more to this situation than just his diabetes and depression. ….if he found something he enjoyed doing and was motivated to do …..a sense of purpose in life….he would feel much better in himself and it would help with some of his health issues….it is clearly a vicious circle but one that needs to be broken…
As I mentioned above I see this as a common scenario with some members of the population…but perhaps it looks different from a male perspective…I wouldn’t know, being a woman…
...had better leave it there for now before I offend anyone else…….huge apologies once again if I have
@CarbsRok ….thanks for the info about the op criteria….will give us something to aim for…am doubting whether that is achievable or not but will have to see what next blood test results come back at…