Worried about my Friend

[Twinkle]

Hi All

Well I've done my pricking all day today, yay me! Lowest point before lunch was 3.9 and highest 2 hours after dinner was 7.1 so I'm a happy bunny 🙂

Just wondering if anyone else has become the 'diabetic police' in the months after diagnosis or is it just me?!! I'm specifically worried about one good friend of mine, she is extremely overweight and clearly suffering badly. She asked if she could use my meter today, so I gave her a new needle and she tested. It was before lunch so she hadn't eaten (bar breakfast and poss a snack mid morning) and was 12.9. Now, she had gestational D (14 years ago) and has it in the family also has possible PCOS. She also has 'white coat syndrome' and hasn't been near a doctors really since she had her daughter 14 years ago.

She was the first person I told when I suspected my D, she took me to medical and has helped me enormously. She's told me she'll make a GP appt after her holiday, so in a couple of weeks time and I know she's nervous. I'm trying to convince her that it doesn't have to be doom and gloom and she'll be as happy as me in a couple of months time. I didn't realise how cr@p I felt until I started feeling better!

How can I help? I don't want to scare her but she does need to be brave and face up to it as heaven knows how long her BG has run high - she certainly looks and sounds extremely unwell (can barely climb the stairs at work).

Thanks xx

 

[Blythespirit]

First of all, well done you! Those are brilliant readings and I'm so glad you're feeling so much better now. I think this is the approach you need to use with your friend. Point out to her how much better you are feeling because you went and did something about it. Maybe it would help her if you went along with her too. Then, if she does have diabetes you can be D buddies and continue to support one another. Good luck with that.

And yes, I do find that I've become the diabetic police with my friends. One friend who was diagnosed just before me (in fact it was her getting diagnosed that spurred me on to get checked out myself) has never been encouraged to test herself and was just testing once per week with no idea what it should be or what to do about the readings. She actually thought testing after food meant straight after! Let's just say she knows better now!

Another friends hubby has recently been diagnosed and came back with 'the nurse says there's no need to test' mantra. I soon put him right and they're coming for lunch on Thursday so I can teach him about testing and using the results. XXXXX

 

[lynnnora2]

First of all, well done you! Those are brilliant readings and I'm so glad you're feeling so much better now. I think this is the approach you need to use with your friend. Point out to her how much better you are feeling because you went and did something about it. Maybe it would help her if you went along with her too. Then, if she does have diabetes you can be D buddies and continue to support one another. Good luck with that.

And yes, I do find that I've become the diabetic police with my friends. One friend who was diagnosed just before me (in fact it was her getting diagnosed that spurred me on to get checked out myself) has never been encouraged to test herself and was just testing once per week with no idea what it should be or what to do about the readings. She actually thought testing after food meant straight after! Let's just say she knows better now!

Another friends hubby has recently been diagnosed and came back with 'the nurse says there's no need to test' mantra. I soon put him right and they're coming for lunch on Thursday so I can teach him about testing and using the results. XXXXX

lol, youre friends hubby must have the same nurse as me. x

 

[Blythespirit]

Believe me, his docs are better than mine! It seems to be the standard advice given to Type 2's now and it's all to do with saving money. False economy in the long run too. XXXX

 

[trophywench]

These days if you have GD, they are sposed to follow you up and test you for diabetes every year or 2 years, forget which.

The really really good thing you can tell her is - Metformin helps the PCOS as well as T2 diabetes! (people with PCOS without diabetes also take Met I mean) - so if she isn't on it already it would REALLY be worth her seeing the doc sooner rather than later! Literally sort out two probs at once.