Need encouragement please!!!
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Need encouragement please!!!
| Tue, 01-20-2004 - 12:59pm |
My DH was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes back in October. This has really changed our lives drastically (as I'm sure all of you understand!) Here's my dilemma: as soon as he was diagnosed we met with a dietician and she set him up on an eating plan (counting carbs). He is also taking Metformin. He got his levels down to within the "acceptable" range and was starting to lose some weight. Then, the holidays hit!! To make a long story short, he is off-track big-time! Still taking meds and monitoring levels, but not eating right at all. I finally decided that if this was going to work, we needed to do it together. So, we have both started back on the low-carbs and are doing ok, but I know that he gets so frustrated and down. It's hard for me to do and I'm not diabetic! Do any of you have any words of advice or encouragement that I could pass on to him? I think that as soon as he starts to see the weight coming off, he will be more motivated, but, in the meantime...any suggestions??
Brenda

First of all good for you for doing it with him!
Hi Brenda and welcome to the board. I am one of the community leaders for this board who has been a type 1 for over 28 years and on an insulin pump for over 6 years. It is so great of you to join your husband with the carb watching, which I find to be so vital