Hi. This is my first post, so please be kind to me!
I am very worried about my husband.
He was diagnosed some 10 years ago, at just 34.Type 2 runs in his family, (3 close relatives have it.)
When he was first diagnosed, he made a real effort to control it just with diet and exercise. Then, gradual the weight crept back, and he went onto 2x 500mg of metformin. About 2.5 years ago, his levels were going up again, and the doc wanted him on gliclazide. He didn't want that, so again made a push, and lost the best part of 3 stone, (taking him down to just under 12 stone; so ideal for his 5ft 9inch height.)
Then, about 1.5 years ago, two things happened. First off his doctor stopped prescribing the tester strips, saying that there was no evidence that this helped Type 2s on oral medication, and that the 3 monthly blood test at the doctors gave a better average. So overnight he went from testing 6 times a day to zero. The second was that the village chemist that does the repeat prescriptions would always insisted that if you'd gone over your review date with your doctor, you were only allowed 1 further repeat prescription. Which would force him to see his doctor on a regular 3 or 4 month basis, as if you got a red post it note with your tablets from the chemist, it meant no more pills until you'd seen the doctor! Well at his last visit he mentioned this to the doc, who said that the chemist would never refuse to issue a prescription; they were just trying to get people to visit as they should!
By last Christmas, he'd put on some of the weight previously lost, so weighed about 13 stone. By then he was taking 2x 850mg Metformin, so, because his levels were creeping up again, the doc put him on 30mg gliclazide as well.
Over the last year, he seems to have gone into complete denial that he has Diabetes at all. The last visit to the doc was 9 months ago, when his blood test was showing an average of about 7 or 8. He promised the doc that he would lose weight again, as he didn't want more pills. He hasn't managed that. He doesn't exercise at all, and eats pretty much what he wants. He weight has remained at around 13stone, but I have no idea what his sugar levels are. If I try to talk to him about how worried I am, he just gets angry and walks out of the room.
I really have no idea what problems he may be storing up for the future. We do try and both eat healthily, but the worst thing that he did was stop the regular testing, as he now has no interest in knowing what his levels are.
Sorry for the long post - I am just so worried about him, and don't know what to suggest to get him to care about his future health...
I am very worried about my husband.
He was diagnosed some 10 years ago, at just 34.Type 2 runs in his family, (3 close relatives have it.)
When he was first diagnosed, he made a real effort to control it just with diet and exercise. Then, gradual the weight crept back, and he went onto 2x 500mg of metformin. About 2.5 years ago, his levels were going up again, and the doc wanted him on gliclazide. He didn't want that, so again made a push, and lost the best part of 3 stone, (taking him down to just under 12 stone; so ideal for his 5ft 9inch height.)
Then, about 1.5 years ago, two things happened. First off his doctor stopped prescribing the tester strips, saying that there was no evidence that this helped Type 2s on oral medication, and that the 3 monthly blood test at the doctors gave a better average. So overnight he went from testing 6 times a day to zero. The second was that the village chemist that does the repeat prescriptions would always insisted that if you'd gone over your review date with your doctor, you were only allowed 1 further repeat prescription. Which would force him to see his doctor on a regular 3 or 4 month basis, as if you got a red post it note with your tablets from the chemist, it meant no more pills until you'd seen the doctor! Well at his last visit he mentioned this to the doc, who said that the chemist would never refuse to issue a prescription; they were just trying to get people to visit as they should!
By last Christmas, he'd put on some of the weight previously lost, so weighed about 13 stone. By then he was taking 2x 850mg Metformin, so, because his levels were creeping up again, the doc put him on 30mg gliclazide as well.
Over the last year, he seems to have gone into complete denial that he has Diabetes at all. The last visit to the doc was 9 months ago, when his blood test was showing an average of about 7 or 8. He promised the doc that he would lose weight again, as he didn't want more pills. He hasn't managed that. He doesn't exercise at all, and eats pretty much what he wants. He weight has remained at around 13stone, but I have no idea what his sugar levels are. If I try to talk to him about how worried I am, he just gets angry and walks out of the room.
I really have no idea what problems he may be storing up for the future. We do try and both eat healthily, but the worst thing that he did was stop the regular testing, as he now has no interest in knowing what his levels are.
Sorry for the long post - I am just so worried about him, and don't know what to suggest to get him to care about his future health...
its a shame because he was obviously trying hard to do the right thing, i can kinda understand how he feels with the doctors, ive always thought right or wrong if they stop giving me the strips which im sure they will one day soon, they can go jump if im ever going back, their advice is **** so i only go there for the strips, i think its criminal to not give folks strips for a hundred reasons, but that dosent solve your problem, he may not, but he may be heading for complications later on if he ignors things, is it possible to maybe buy some strips and just test every now and then? that would be better than never, you say you eat healthily? have you had a read about maybe reducing carbs from your diet? that will help keeping them blood levels down, even reducing the bread and potatoes would be something but im sure you know that, this is such an easy thing to ignor as its a hidden illness, bit like bp or cholesterol, i wished i had an answer to help out but alas, you will need to test to know what going on or if not be really good with the diet and do some exercise but thats going to be hard to convince him of if he dosent want to 
