I'm so glad to have found this forum. My husband is newly diagnosed (no idea if he's type 1 or 2 yet). His dad is type 1 (but he drinks and depends on his insulin instead of eating right and not drinking)... but it was his dad that tested his blood sugar the first time at breakfast last week. It was 586! By the time he got to the doctor it was over 600
. His doctor sent him home with 2 medications and said "go on the South Beach Diet and I will see you next week". Idiot. I called my GP who is also an endo, and he wanted to see him right away ... he ordered lab work and told us what we should watch for to make sure he doesn't go into DKA. We got it down (by fasting) to 385 the first day and since then it has bounced up and down from 385 to 144 back up to 400 after eating. We don't have health insurance (but should by the end of the week). I think I have read every diabetes book since Thursday. I was so furious at his doctor for being so casual about his glucose being over 600. I mean who knows how long it was that high? He has been feeling crappy and he has really bad blurred vision right now. I think he may have some eye problems from the diabetes. I think he has had it for a couple of months.
I think he is in denial... and is depending on me to tell him what he should be doing. I'm not sure how to get him to understand that he needs to read (he hates reading) and learn all these things on his own as well. I guess the denial is normal... I feel like he is acting like he has a flu that will go away.
UGH.
Thanks for listening!
