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hi i am the wife of a type 2 diabetic who now faces loosing his big toe his brother who lives with us isalso diabetic and has other health issues,

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hi new member so will need help my husban has been diabetic for 8 years, everything was fine untill2 years ago when hegot a ulcer on hisfoot, but they diagnosed charcott, he was in a cast for 3 months, no change except his whole leg wasswollen they put him in a moonboot for another 2 monthsxray showed no charcott they said it was lyphodema, and antibiotics for his foot, twice rushed into hospital they diagnosed gastroparesis and now follows a eating plan with no food after 6pm his levels are usually 6 or 7 but he now has antibiotis by picc line in his arm which i have been trained to mix and administer at home by myself, but what more can i do to help lower his levels, i am tryingto get him to drink more water, he does not take enough fluids any help ideas please
 
Welcome to the forum @mick4pen

So sorry to hear about the difficulties your husband is facing. Glad he is getting good support, and hope the antibiotics start to help.

We have a few forum members with gastroparesis who may be able to share their experiences.

What medications has he been given to help with his blood glucose management, and what changes have you made to your way of eating to balance with the meds and help keep his levels as stable and in-range as you can?
 
, he is on metformin 500mg 2 with breakfast 2 with evening meal gliclazide 80mg2 morning 2 eavening with food empagliflgzan 25mg 1 day omoprazole 2 a day amlodipine 5mg 1 a day atorvastatin 20mg 1 at night alogliptin 25 mg 1 daily tiopex eye gel 0,4g 1 drop each eye daily his antibiotic is teicoplanin 1000 mg daily by picc line he also has injections into his eye at 6 week intervals he has lyphodema of the leg, and arthritus in both knees this morning his level was 5,3
 
we eat salads, fish, chicken, we only get my pension i get pips and michael is my carer so he gets 69 a week, he gets no benafits at all not a penny as they say he isfit toworkeven tho his gp issues sick certs so we shop for yellow tickets get good fresh meats and chicken when on offer his brother eats the same mealsand hislevels are perfect,
 
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