Hello thank you for reply,
My husband was diagnosed November 2014!
He has his levels steady and hasn't had issues lately with his levels.
He is trying to eat any carbs, which appears to be helping, however it tends to just be meat and eggs he eats. He also has been drinking a lot.
I have spoken to him and told him about the helpline which he says he will use, we are going to go to the doctors also.
After talking yesterday he realises there's an issue but feels there's no light at the end of the tunnel and that he's always going to feel like rubbish lol the time.
I've told him about this forum which he is considering.
He hasn't spoken to his healthcare team about how he felling so they just think he's doing fine as his levels are good.
I have tried to understand about diabete but he feels I'm not interested and that I just don't get it?!
Hi Louise, I hope he does try some of the sources of support suggested
🙂 Honestly, it really does not have to be all bleak and horrible from now on, there is light at the end of the tunnel! This week it will be 8 years since I was diagnosed and I have found that it really hasn't impacted my life and what I want to do - just have had to learn to plan ahead more, which I never used to be very good at!
🙄 And as for feeling good, most of the time I think I have probably not felt this well for many years - I'm probably far healthier than many of my friends who don't have diabetes, so don't take as much care with their health! I would say, you have to try not to let it dominate your thoughts - deal with the few tasks you need to each day, like injecting and testing, then turn your mind to more enjoyable things
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From your point of view, this 'Diabetes Etiquette' card might be helpful, so you understand the 'do's and don'ts' a bit better:
https://www.accu-chek.com/documents/resource-center/etiquetteonepage.pdf
It's a lot to come to terms with, and even though he has been diagnosed 18 months or so, it's not unusual to still be 'learning' how to deal with it. Often, people are fine to begin with, but it can then hit them later that it's not going to go away, and that can be difficult to come to terms with, particularly if you don't want to talk it over with anyone. I really understand how he might be saying to his diabetes team that everything is 'fine' - it's the kind of response I would have given once, feeling that somehow it's a weakness on my part - but it's not. They are used to dealing with it and will want to help.
Don't pressure him, but hopefully he will decide that he needs some help and support, it is freely available, and it really does help
🙂 Best wishes to you both
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How did his diagnosis come about? What insulin is he on, and how have his blood sugar levels been? It's not uncommon to feel low, particularly with a relatively new diagnosis and if blood sugar levels have ben on the high side, or swinging low and high - this in itself will directly affect mood. Has he spoken to his healthcare team about this? I would recommend contacting the Diabetes UK helpline at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/How_we_help/Careline/ - they have experience of this and can help you get resources you need to help.