[mell1682]

I feel your frustrations in a different capacity: I have a type 1 diabetic friend who is married to my best friend and he has trouble keeping up with it and I've been a type 1 for nearly 22 years. As a long time diabetic, I can tell you that sometimes I think we just give up and don't do what we need to because it's much easier not to, especially when you're seeing no immediate improvement of blood sugars. It's incredible and admirable that you're so very interested in helping him. I've learned with my diabetic friend that the more we "nag" him, the less likely he is to care for it the right way. This forum has really helped me a lot because I know now that I'm not alone in this battle and I, personally, take better care of myself so that I actually have something to talk about on here and so that diabetes doesn't kill me. I know it's unfair for you and that it's hard to stay on his side but I do imagine that is one good thing he has in his life. I hope he figures out that having better control will make him feel better all around because it makes a world of difference. In my case, me getting my bloods under control really helped save my troubled marriage.