tbh his levels a high and whilst he may not feel any effects atm it really is not a good idea to ignore it, i made that mistake for over a year and and there are consequences if he continues to ignore it.
I was diagnosed just over 3 years ago at age 36 and for the first six months i behaved, went for my check ups, had my eye tests, then got fed up and basically ignored it, took my meds when i could be bothered, i continued to eat loads of food i should not even be touching, and maybe tested once a month if i could be bothered to do so it was 18 months before i went for a check up and then I pretty much ignored what both my doctor and DN was saying.
Ive had constant shoulder pain for over a year again i Ignored it. About a month ago i satrted to get a burning sensation in my feet when in bed and the pain in my shoulder was keeping me awake I went to the doctor for the shoulder and kept quiet about my feet as i pretty much knew what the cause of that was. Needless to say the doctor took me to task and pretty much forced me to make an appointment for my now 18 month overdue diabetic checkup.
Needless to say the check up didn't go well my hba1c went up to 9.5 (averages at approx 12-13 mmol/l) the burning in my feet was due to me having high levels for a prolonged time and I also have changes in my eyes.
Fortunately my eyes do not require treatment as yet but i MUST have my yearly checks now without fail and now my levels are coming under control I have less burning in my feet. As for my shoulder the doc isnt quite sure whats going on he referred me to hospital to get it checked out but the fact that now my levels are better the pain has lessened somewhat I wouldn't be surprised if is down to neuropathy.
I don't want to come across as preachy as for me that makes me even more stubborn, but from experience all I can say is ignoring diabetes even if you initially feel fine will cause problems down the line, the nearer a diabetic can keep thier level as normal as possible will greatly reduces the complications that can occur.
Frankly the idea of going blind or amputation etc scares the cr*p out of me and I only hope I have been able to sort myself out before any long term damage has been done.
