Tamarante
10-08-2006, 08:50 PM
Hello, my name is Tanya and I decided to find out all I can about diabetes after a big scare my husband went through this past September. My husband was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 19 and now, at the age of 31, he has Type II diabetes.
Four months ago, he got a small callus on his foot that opened up int a big wound. It got infected with gang green and he has to be admitted into the hospital last month. He had to have surgery to drain a very nasty abcess. The infection did not get into his bones (thank God)! He is now home (for a month now) with a vac in his foot. He sees a Wound Specialist doctor once a week and he says it's healing nicely. He has to be on Antibiotics for a total of 8 weeks and it gets him sick, but if it gets rid of his infection then we are OK with it.
He has not been taking care of his diabetes for the past six years and it's because he didn't think that anything like this could happen to him. He has awaken and taken charge of his life. He has to be on Insulin, as well as Avandement and Glipizide now. He tests his sugar levels when he's supposed to and he's eating healthy (we are all now - I have lost so much weight behind it :p).
In saying all of this, this big scare has changed his life for the better and I am so happy about it. Diabetes is a serious illness and we're in need of support so I've landed here.
Thank you!
Tanya
Wife of Stubbon Diabetic :D
Four months ago, he got a small callus on his foot that opened up int a big wound. It got infected with gang green and he has to be admitted into the hospital last month. He had to have surgery to drain a very nasty abcess. The infection did not get into his bones (thank God)! He is now home (for a month now) with a vac in his foot. He sees a Wound Specialist doctor once a week and he says it's healing nicely. He has to be on Antibiotics for a total of 8 weeks and it gets him sick, but if it gets rid of his infection then we are OK with it.
He has not been taking care of his diabetes for the past six years and it's because he didn't think that anything like this could happen to him. He has awaken and taken charge of his life. He has to be on Insulin, as well as Avandement and Glipizide now. He tests his sugar levels when he's supposed to and he's eating healthy (we are all now - I have lost so much weight behind it :p).
In saying all of this, this big scare has changed his life for the better and I am so happy about it. Diabetes is a serious illness and we're in need of support so I've landed here.
Thank you!
Tanya
Wife of Stubbon Diabetic :D