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<blockquote data-quote="mrspuddleduck" data-source="post: 960725"><p>Sounds like there's lots of different stuff going on at once for her. Give her a message from me - I'm on insulin, am 5'7" and 8 stone so its not automatic that you put on the weight!!!! Seriously, I agree with [USER=43498]@CatLadyNZ[/USER], the immediate thing is that she looks after her feet. Is she usually active or is the diabetes getting in the way? If she is active perhaps she believes she is doing enough to keep it at bay?</p><p>I would suggest that you put the 'treatment' stuff on temporary hold and try and concentrate on persuading her to start testing again. It's so easy to ignore what's happening to yourself because of fear, stubbornness - we are all guilty of that to some degree, and perhaps she feels she's 'survived' her diabetes for so long it's not going to change now?? At least if she started testing she could prove to you (and herself) that her diabetes is as controlled as she is trying to believe it is! Hopefully if she sees her bloods are high then she may be willing to make small changes to begin to get it under control.</p><p>It is a bit of a viscious circle, she won't look after herself, so you get upset, so she responds by not looking after herself. Much easier than sorting the problem out and facing what she probably doesn't want to face. And don't forget, if she has high prolonged blood sugars its very likely causing depression and making her feel angry or emotional! Sue xx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrspuddleduck, post: 960725"] Sounds like there's lots of different stuff going on at once for her. Give her a message from me - I'm on insulin, am 5'7" and 8 stone so its not automatic that you put on the weight!!!! Seriously, I agree with [USER=43498]@CatLadyNZ[/USER], the immediate thing is that she looks after her feet. Is she usually active or is the diabetes getting in the way? If she is active perhaps she believes she is doing enough to keep it at bay? I would suggest that you put the 'treatment' stuff on temporary hold and try and concentrate on persuading her to start testing again. It's so easy to ignore what's happening to yourself because of fear, stubbornness - we are all guilty of that to some degree, and perhaps she feels she's 'survived' her diabetes for so long it's not going to change now?? At least if she started testing she could prove to you (and herself) that her diabetes is as controlled as she is trying to believe it is! Hopefully if she sees her bloods are high then she may be willing to make small changes to begin to get it under control. It is a bit of a viscious circle, she won't look after herself, so you get upset, so she responds by not looking after herself. Much easier than sorting the problem out and facing what she probably doesn't want to face. And don't forget, if she has high prolonged blood sugars its very likely causing depression and making her feel angry or emotional! Sue xx [/QUOTE]
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