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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2171507" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>The thing is, he will have to care to change? At 29 we all had a tendency to think we were invincible and he probably doesn't recognize any side effects of bad control. First his mood will improve with better control, high blood sugars make you more prone to depression. Not taking enough insulin for the food you eat means you're not actually properly being able to use that food as energy, hence being fatigued and tired.</p><p></p><p>Running high blood sugar levels means his blood is too thick, think of it as water going through a strainer and how easily it does so, now think of thick syrup and how it doesn't and that is how blood is trying to flow in his body.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you can approach him with the idea to give you a month of keeping better track and dosing to see if he feels better, and hopefully he improves and feels better and wants to continue, offer to help him figure out dosing etc, that you will do it together.</p><p>I'm not sure it will work but it's probably worth a try.</p><p></p><p>He has to change those sugar levels, our bodies seem to be able to put up with a certain amount but eventually it will start taking a toll. The effects can be numerous and nasty. I would try to see if he would get a CGM, continuous glucose monitor, he wouldn't have to finger stick to test to find out what level he is at all day long. The Libre as mentioned before is a good place to start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2171507, member: 475037"] The thing is, he will have to care to change? At 29 we all had a tendency to think we were invincible and he probably doesn't recognize any side effects of bad control. First his mood will improve with better control, high blood sugars make you more prone to depression. Not taking enough insulin for the food you eat means you're not actually properly being able to use that food as energy, hence being fatigued and tired. Running high blood sugar levels means his blood is too thick, think of it as water going through a strainer and how easily it does so, now think of thick syrup and how it doesn't and that is how blood is trying to flow in his body. Maybe you can approach him with the idea to give you a month of keeping better track and dosing to see if he feels better, and hopefully he improves and feels better and wants to continue, offer to help him figure out dosing etc, that you will do it together. I'm not sure it will work but it's probably worth a try. He has to change those sugar levels, our bodies seem to be able to put up with a certain amount but eventually it will start taking a toll. The effects can be numerous and nasty. I would try to see if he would get a CGM, continuous glucose monitor, he wouldn't have to finger stick to test to find out what level he is at all day long. The Libre as mentioned before is a good place to start. [/QUOTE]
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