Monster or Pepsi?

[AnthonyH]

The monster can has survived the week, on the exhaust anyway. I've found that the drink can sometimes give me a mild headache, so i'm going to give it a miss for a good while now.

 

[AnthonyH]

I recommend you test yourself for Diabetes. You might have Type 2 Diabetes. Avoiding carbohydrates is a useful step you've made, but you might need specific treatment.

I bought a new glucometer and my numbers are just fine.

Maybe worse now, but missus is wide awake after her pizza, lucky her!

My wife now has diabetes....so not so lucky.

In the last couple of years she's been watching too much garbage youtube and became anti-medicine and anti-pharmaceuticals. She knows i don't believe any of that nonsense so she hid her symptoms from me until she became so tired and lethargic i couldn't fail to notice it. The normal range for blood sugar is 4-7 or thereabouts, she was 30. She still won't go to see a doctor and is instead dieting in the hopes of getting it under control with weight loss and a low carb diet. If that fails she's said she'll go to the doctor.

The moral of this story?

1) Don't take your values and beliefs off social media.
2) Check your blood glucose regularly, catch it early, when the symptoms are hard to detect.

The exhaust is still holding. I've not had any more monster.

 

[Mike1alike]

I'm glad for the exhaust.

I'm so sorry for your wife. It's good though that you discovered that she has the problem. Now all you have to do is convince her to let herself treated, to go to the doctor and take proper medication.
Tell her I insist for her to go see a doctor. And I have diabetes for 29 years, aged 14 at the time.
At that value you can go with her to the emergency, you should go, I insist that you do. First of all she gotta be diagnosed, to know what type she has, Diabetes type 1 or 2. With that high blood sugar it's very possible to be type 1, but it also might be type 2. She gotta know and receive adequate treatment.
For type 1 you gotta take insulin, daily. Otherwise you die very quickly (about a couple of weeks), there's no way around it. This is what I have and I'm taking it every day. I've got used to it very fast and learned how to take care of myself. I'm feeling very fine, good health and all good.
For type 2 they give either insulin too, or some pills. It is also not to be left untreated, although it dosen't kill so quickly it damages a lot if left untreated.
Either one it is you gotta learn how to and maintain the blood sugar levels normal, or as close as possible to normal.
Tell your wife I wish her all the best and to let herself get help. She really needs it. And she will feel a lot lot better on normal blood sugar levels.

 

[AnthonyH]

I'm glad for the exhaust.

I'm so sorry for your wife. It's good though that you discovered that she has the problem. Now all you have to do is convince her to let herself treated, to go to the doctor and take proper medication.
Tell her I insist for her to go see a doctor. And I have diabetes for 29 years, aged 14 at the time.
At that value you can go with her to the emergency, you should go, I insist that you do. First of all she gotta be diagnosed, to know what type she has, Diabetes type 1 or 2. With that high blood sugar it's very possible to be type 1, but it also might be type 2. She gotta know and receive adequate treatment.
For type 1 you gotta take insulin, daily. Otherwise you die very quickly (about a couple of weeks), there's no way around it. This is what I have and I'm taking it every day. I've got used to it very fast and learned how to take care of myself. I'm feeling very fine, good health and all good.
For type 2 they give either insulin too, or some pills. It is also not to be left untreated, although it dosen't kill so quickly it damages a lot if left untreated.
Either one it is you gotta learn how to and maintain the blood sugar levels normal, or as close as possible to normal.
Tell your wife I wish her all the best and to let herself get help. She really needs it. And she will feel a lot lot better on normal blood sugar levels.

Thank you for the kind message and good advice.

I know that she'll go to the doctor sooner or later but she won't go now voluntarily. I told her that 30 is a medical emergency but since that reading she's been eating less carbs and hasn't gone above 20. She's also aware her organs are being damaged slowly.

Many people in her family have diabetes type 1, but given her age I'm sure she has type 2.

 

[Mike1alike]

If it dropped from 30 to 20 yes, most likely is type 2. Either way, she should totally not keep it untreated. I had a cousin who did so. Emphasis on "had". He died tragically. I think he had a fobia or something for doctors. After more than 10 years (I tested him way back and insisted for him to go and see the doctor but he wouldn't), he finally went but it was too late. He kind of regretted then that he wouldn't see the doctor earlier.
Some people freak out at the idea of doctors or long time treatment. But there really are some good medicine that make a big difference.
You insist on her to go. At least to see how it feels. Cause nobody will force her to take medication if she doesn't want to. But normal blood sugar levels are sooo much better than high levels. So, so much better! And it's really not that hard to keep them normal. It gives you something to do.
My wife doesn't have diabetes, but even so, once in a while she takes a couple of insulin units from mine. Says it feels better, it kind of brings some hormonal equilibrium.
So, your wife doesn't need to be scared of the idea. And you, help her as much as you can. You're in it together!

 

[AnthonyH]

If it dropped from 30 to 20 yes, most likely is type 2. Either way, she should totally not keep it untreated. I had a cousin who did so. Emphasis on "had". He died tragically. I think he had a fobia or something for doctors. After more than 10 years (I tested him way back and insisted for him to go and see the doctor but he wouldn't), he finally went but it was too late. He kind of regretted then that he wouldn't see the doctor earlier.

She may get scared as she researchs the illness, this may get her to the doctor.

Some people freak out at the idea of doctors or long time treatment. But there really are some good medicine that make a big difference.
You insist on her to go. At least to see how it feels.

Asking her to just "try" the meds is a good angle. She'd likely feel so much better she'd stay on them. So I'll do that.

Cause nobody will force her to take medication if she doesn't want to. But normal blood sugar levels are sooo much better than high levels. So, so much better! And it's really not that hard to keep them normal. It gives you something to do.
My wife doesn't have diabetes, but even so, once in a while she takes a couple of insulin units from mine. Says it feels better, it kind of brings some hormonal equilibrium.
So, your wife doesn't need to be scared of the idea. And you, help her as much as you can. You're in it together!

I am helping, and hopeful of a good outcome. Thanks for the message.