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ColinUK
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Hi Julie & Julie’s husband.
Firstly don’t panic. What was it that led to the diagnosis?
It can certainly be overwhelming at first but there are simple things your husband can do over the next few months etc as he learns to manage his diabetes.
Can you tell us more about him and what’s going on for him so that we can best tailor comments to suit his circumstance?
And tell us about you too of course! We’re a friendly bunch with a whole range of experience to share. Oh and no question is silly or off limits.
Firstly don’t panic. What was it that led to the diagnosis?
It can certainly be overwhelming at first but there are simple things your husband can do over the next few months etc as he learns to manage his diabetes.
Can you tell us more about him and what’s going on for him so that we can best tailor comments to suit his circumstance?
And tell us about you too of course! We’re a friendly bunch with a whole range of experience to share. Oh and no question is silly or off limits.
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Welcome to the forum @Juliedc
Sorry to hear about your husband
Was the diabetes found when he was in hospital for something else? Or did he collapse and diabetes seems to be the cause?
Have they confirmed T2, or was that just an assumption based on his age? Hopefully as it’s a hospital they have a switched-on diabetes clinic who know that there are other more niche forms of diabetes, and that T1 can occur at any age.
If it’s T2 he is living with, many forum members have found Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, to be a helpful starting point.
There is also the ‘Learning Zone’ (look for the highlighted option in the main menu above) which has lots of modules you can work through at your own pace.
Take it steady, one day at a time. Diabetes management is a marathon, not a sprint 🙂
Sorry to hear about your husband
Was the diabetes found when he was in hospital for something else? Or did he collapse and diabetes seems to be the cause?
Have they confirmed T2, or was that just an assumption based on his age? Hopefully as it’s a hospital they have a switched-on diabetes clinic who know that there are other more niche forms of diabetes, and that T1 can occur at any age.
If it’s T2 he is living with, many forum members have found Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, to be a helpful starting point.
There is also the ‘Learning Zone’ (look for the highlighted option in the main menu above) which has lots of modules you can work through at your own pace.
Take it steady, one day at a time. Diabetes management is a marathon, not a sprint 🙂
Hi, thank you for your replies, Alan, my husband was unexpectedly hospitalised for kidney/ prostate related problems.
When they conducted their tests they found his blood sugar levels to be 24? Hope this makes more sense to you than it does to us!
He was kept in hospital for 5 days where they obviously monitored his sugars, after giving him insulin sugars fluctuated between 16-18.
They prescribed him metformin and when he came home they were at 16, is this an acceptable level?
We are in the dark about everything at the moment, learning as we go so any help/ advice would be very much appreciated, thank you.
When they conducted their tests they found his blood sugar levels to be 24? Hope this makes more sense to you than it does to us!
He was kept in hospital for 5 days where they obviously monitored his sugars, after giving him insulin sugars fluctuated between 16-18.
They prescribed him metformin and when he came home they were at 16, is this an acceptable level?
We are in the dark about everything at the moment, learning as we go so any help/ advice would be very much appreciated, thank you.
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You should certainly expect some back up from the hospital diabetic clinic as if on insulin when there, I would expect they should have given you some discharge instructions with regard to diet and also follow up by your G P. I would contact your G P and ask for an appointment with the surgery diabetic nurse as they should then arrange for foot examination and eye screening.
Diet is going to be the key to stabilising his blood glucose levels.
Diet is going to be the key to stabilising his blood glucose levels.
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