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Post by gale w on Feb 13, 2019 19:10:54 GMT
His brother is but he's very overweight. DH is only a little overweight but he loves his sweets. He had a DOT physical today, which is required to keep his commercial driver's license. If not for those, he would never see a doctor so thank goodness. He has to go see his regular GP in the next week to have bloodwork done. This preliminary report was from a urine test but the doctor he saw today didn't think it was a false positive or anything. She was pretty sure he's pre or already diabetic. He drinks quite a bit of soda, likes bread w/ honey every day, and if I make cake or something he gets a pretty big serving. That will obviously have to change. He criticizes his brother for not doing what he's supposed to for his diabetes so I'm hopeful dh will be more careful.
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Post by christine58 on Feb 13, 2019 19:14:39 GMT
He needs to do a fasting blood test
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Post by gale w on Feb 13, 2019 20:06:47 GMT
That's what I told him. I'm pretty sure that's what they'll order but he has to see the GP, then they'll order the test, so that'll have to be a different day. In the meantime I bet he cuts way back on the soda.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 21:40:21 GMT
He needs to do a fasting blood test This. And it should be the long one. He needs to stop the soda, green tea is much better for him. Bread and honey no way no how!
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Post by julie5 on Feb 13, 2019 21:46:00 GMT
I’m with you. My husband (I’ve posted about in the past) was drinking at least a case of pop a day. Sometimes more. He had kidney issues but kept on with it. Then his blood pressure shot up. He’s on prescription meds to help with it but I see it spike if he’s drinking too much pop. And I say something and he guzzles his water. His dad was diabetic and is a kidney and pancreas transplant patient. I fear one day my husband will have the same issues. It’s like he knows and is trying to cram in as much sugar until the other shoe drops for him!
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Post by gale w on Feb 13, 2019 22:48:13 GMT
I’m with you. My husband (I’ve posted about in the past) was drinking at least a case of pop a day. Sometimes more. He had kidney issues but kept on with it. Then his blood pressure shot up. He’s on prescription meds to help with it but I see it spike if he’s drinking too much pop. And I say something and he guzzles his water. His dad was diabetic and is a kidney and pancreas transplant patient. I fear one day my husband will have the same issues. It’s like he knows and is trying to cram in as much sugar until the other shoe drops for him! by a lot I mean maybe 1 or 2 twenty ounce bottles every day, although he doesn't drink it every day. I can't even imagine a case a day!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Feb 14, 2019 3:03:44 GMT
One myth is that you have to be overweight to have diabetes. I'm actually underweight, have no family history and didn't eat that much sugar but was diagnosed with Type 2 a year ago November. If he is pre-diabetic, please make sure he takes steps to keep from getting full-blown diabetes: limit carbs per meal, exercise daily, cut out as much sugar as possible and drink copious amounts of water. Good luck to him.
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Post by Lexica on Feb 14, 2019 3:23:53 GMT
My sister’s husband was addicted to sodas. There would be huge stacked of cases and cases in their garage because he went through them so fast. And this man is a doctor and my sister is a nurse! You would think they would know better. Well, a couple of years ago, he was diagnosed with two different types of bladder cancer. I was told that he did stop his soda consumption and I hope it was a permanent change. I don’t have contact with my sister anymore, so I don’t know how it stands. My mom is the one who used to update me on his cancer, and the last I heard before Mom died was that it wasn’t looking good. Sodas are just chemicals and sugar. I don’t drink them at all. I try to stick to just water and will usually have one cup of coffee a day. Sodas are just not good for you.
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Post by gale w on Feb 16, 2019 0:25:19 GMT
This doctor's office is officially the most annoying. DH has never had a GP so he decided to go to the one his mom sees since they advertise that they're taking new patients. He hates trying to explain over the phone so he went to the office to make the appointment. They give him a pile of papers to fill out but don't schedule an appointment. He fills out the papers and takes them back, expecting them to make the appointment. No appointment. They're going to get his records from his DOT physicals first. Why not make the appointment and get the records in the meantime? By the time they get them it'll probably be a couple weeks before dh can be seen, especially since this doctor splits his time between several different cities. I've never encountered a doctor's office doing it like this. I probably should have just done it for him.
In the meantime dh complains about the pile of papers until I remind him that I've had to fill out the packet x3 while simultaneously trying to corral 3 small kids in a waiting room.
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Post by gale w on Feb 22, 2019 23:10:10 GMT
He got his tests done and his A1C is 6.7, which is the lower end but still diabetic. His doctor gave almost no advice at all. Said to cut out sodas, cut back on sugar, lower carbs (she said 15 per meal but I've read 45-60 per meal for men so I don't know), try not to eat (other than no/low carb snacks) after 7 pm (did not ask what time he goes to bed-for all she knows he sleeps during the day) and to get retested in 6 months. No medication or anything and no checking of his blood sugar on his own.
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Post by wellway on Feb 22, 2019 23:23:47 GMT
See if there is a diabetic support group in your area. It might be easier to change habits when you not the only one in the same situation. Things to consider, someone I know here in the UK is pre-diabetic and it was immediately arranged that they have an eye examination, regular blood tests, education course and checks on their feet. Did the doctor point you in the direction of a good website for info? This is the UK site with recipes, info etc www.diabetes.org.uk
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Post by lisacharlotte on Feb 22, 2019 23:25:14 GMT
Exercise works wonders. As he’ll discover there is no one thing that works for everyone. Different people have different trigger foods. Fasting too long for me raises my morning number (dawn syndrome). Amount of carbs is different for everyone. And just when you think you’ve figured out what works for you, you end up with big or small numbers with no way to figure out why.
ETA: when I was dx I was enrolled in a all day nutrition class for people with metabolic syndrome (T2, HBP, high cholesterol). I was also given a meter and put on Metformin. I’m very well controlled without much effort mostly due to regular exercise. The worst is winter when we have bad weather like we’ve had this year since I workout outside.
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Post by peaname on Feb 23, 2019 3:22:31 GMT
I’d ask for a referral to see a dietitian if it were me.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 23, 2019 13:32:02 GMT
He got his tests done and his A1C is 6.7, which is the lower end but still diabetic. His doctor gave almost no advice at all. Said to cut out sodas, cut back on sugar, lower carbs (she said 15 per meal but I've read 45-60 per meal for men so I don't know), try not to eat (other than no/low carb snacks) after 7 pm (did not ask what time he goes to bed-for all she knows he sleeps during the day) and to get retested in 6 months. No medication or anything and no checking of his blood sugar on his own. My doctor started slower than I expected, too. It sounds like she wants to see if diet would make a difference and whether your DH will put in the work. I can eat about 30 carbs at a meal (except breakfast - only 15 there), but I learned that by testing right before and 1 or 2 hours after meals. I recommend Blood Sugar 101 for a little self-education.
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Post by 2marbles on Apr 22, 2019 15:26:59 GMT
I <3 you peas....I am on metformin (500 mg x2 daily) and I never had this weird foot pain before taking it... JustCallMeMommy thank you for the link, I was having a hard time finding good info and my doctor is the king of retesting, but not really giving me updated advice, just the standard ADA...
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Post by librarylady on Apr 22, 2019 22:24:04 GMT
DH has been a diabetic for about 40 years now. He needs to eliminate those sodas--drink only the diet sodas and make that 1 can per day.....and less often if he can do that.
He needs to limit the carbs. Part of the evaluation regarding how many per day would depend upon how active he is. He should walk 1/2 mile every day. He will be surprised at how that physical activity will bring his numbers down.
He would do well to consult with a physician who specializes in diabetes. DH got very little valuable information from his GP but a visit with a specialist for about 18 months got him on the right track.
We subscribed to Diabetes Forecast for a number of years and got lots of good information there.
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