Hi, I'm Laura from North London. My husband has been a Type 2 Diabetic for several years. I've joined Diabetes UK today as I'm at a stage now where I feel I need a lot of support and advice in order to help him, so thank you for letting me join.
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Lucylemonpip
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Hi Laura, Welcome! 🙂 You will find lots of good advice on this forum and very friendly helpful people.
What kind of advice are you looking for? e.g. Medication, weight loss, food ideas etc?
I’m currently trying to lose weight via the Keto diet. My total carb intake for the day is around 30 - 35g, so is fairly low.
Does your husband have a blood glucose monitor? What was his recent HbA1c result?
What kind of advice are you looking for? e.g. Medication, weight loss, food ideas etc?
I’m currently trying to lose weight via the Keto diet. My total carb intake for the day is around 30 - 35g, so is fairly low.
Does your husband have a blood glucose monitor? What was his recent HbA1c result?
Lucylemonpip
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I don’t know, I’m afraid, but I’m sure someone else will be along and will be able to help.
Hi and welcome. the only insight I can offer is in connection to my mother and the effect her decades old T2 had on her feet. She would always wear really soft leather or man-madeand, either way, as long as they were super soft and always with a Velcro fastening. The other thing she insisted upon was loose sock, with particular care to the elastic at the top, it had to be so sloppy they they almost fell down, but she was very very careful not to constrict the ankle area. I hope you can find something suitable for your husband, and of course best advice is always try them on and walk around. Buying online is a little hazardous i feel!
Toucan
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Hello @LauraK, welcome to the forum, and I hope we are able to help you with supporting your husband.
I hope that @Tee G message about the shoes has been of some help.
There are all sorts of topic areas and discussions going on in the forum, and if you have a look at
useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes you might find some things of interest.
If you can tell us more about your husband's diabetes, and the sort of support you are trying to give him, then we might be able to suggest some other sources of information and links.
Very best wishes and please keep posting and stay in touch with us.
I hope that @Tee G message about the shoes has been of some help.
There are all sorts of topic areas and discussions going on in the forum, and if you have a look at
useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes you might find some things of interest.
If you can tell us more about your husband's diabetes, and the sort of support you are trying to give him, then we might be able to suggest some other sources of information and links.
Very best wishes and please keep posting and stay in touch with us.
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Welcome to the forum @LauraK
it’s important for people with diabetes to look after their feet! Well fitting and supportive shoes are a must, but unless he has a particular problem he shouldn’t need anything specially made.
Its also a good idea for people with diabetes to check their feet every day, particularly if there is any chance at all that they are losing any sensation or getting numbness.
You should be able to get a referral to an NHS podiatrist through your GP if he has any concerns over his tootsies, and he should get his feet and pulses checked every year by a practise nurse.
This page has some handy foot care info: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/foot-care-diabetics/
How does he currently manage his blood glucose? Does he take tablets, injections, or is it through diet and exercise?
it’s important for people with diabetes to look after their feet! Well fitting and supportive shoes are a must, but unless he has a particular problem he shouldn’t need anything specially made.
Its also a good idea for people with diabetes to check their feet every day, particularly if there is any chance at all that they are losing any sensation or getting numbness.
You should be able to get a referral to an NHS podiatrist through your GP if he has any concerns over his tootsies, and he should get his feet and pulses checked every year by a practise nurse.
This page has some handy foot care info: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/foot-care-diabetics/
How does he currently manage his blood glucose? Does he take tablets, injections, or is it through diet and exercise?
silentsquirrel
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Have you looked at Cosyfeet? They specialise in extra wide fittings for swollen feet, and easy fastenings.
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