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newly diagnosed
my husband has been told he is type 2 diabetic
he is mid 50's a little over weight and had managed to control this for the past 3 yrs with diet and exercise.
He had a check up today and the Dr told him he needs to go on meds now
he is very depressed, his HbA1C was 6.9 and is now around 10.3
the Dr said the pancreas will not function again, he will be on meds all his life
I am hoping for diet and exercise and a pos. attitude to help!!
Any hope??
thanks!
Niki
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he is mid 50's a little over weight and had managed to control this for the past 3 yrs with diet and exercise.
He had a check up today and the Dr told him he needs to go on meds now
he is very depressed, his HbA1C was 6.9 and is now around 10.3
the Dr said the pancreas will not function again, he will be on meds all his life
I am hoping for diet and exercise and a pos. attitude to help!!
Any hope??
thanks!
Niki
This discussion is related to Introducing the Diabetes Tracker.
These pranayam exercises will help control the diabetes and the side effects.Build up the timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume later(after about a minute).The benefits will be noticed in weeks as the sugar level is checked daily.Over the long term the diabetes will be in full control and the medicine can be reduced in consultation with the doctor.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years - do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Also everyday, press the centre point of the palm of both your hands 40 times with the thumb and press the tips of all fingers 40 times each.
Also do this: kneel down, breathe out, pull in stomach, keep both your hands on stomach, bend forward as much as possible keeping the head straight. Do this 3 times to stimulate the kidney and pancreas.
Continue the exercises once a day, after the diabetes is in full control.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years - do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Also everyday, press the centre point of the palm of both your hands 40 times with the thumb and press the tips of all fingers 40 times each.
Also do this: kneel down, breathe out, pull in stomach, keep both your hands on stomach, bend forward as much as possible keeping the head straight. Do this 3 times to stimulate the kidney and pancreas.
Continue the exercises once a day, after the diabetes is in full control.
Sounds like you are headed in the right direction, nikita! I was so glad when I stopped seeing numbers over 200! No playing kitchen police can't be fun. I'm not your marriage counselor but I don't think it's positive for you to have to play the "bad guy". Your husband is a mature man who should care about his own health. Yep, I know it's hard for kids. I live alone so can cook how I want. I don't know how old your kids are, but perhaps they can be taken for their baskin robbins treats separately. But since diabetes is genetic, they can only benefit by learning to eat healthy.
If his pancreas were entirely "dead", that is not producing any insulin at all, your husband would not be able to survive without injections. I'm not sure why your doctor keeps saying that. The c-peptide is a simple test that can see exactly how much insulin is being produced.
Keep up the good work!
If his pancreas were entirely "dead", that is not producing any insulin at all, your husband would not be able to survive without injections. I'm not sure why your doctor keeps saying that. The c-peptide is a simple test that can see exactly how much insulin is being produced.
Keep up the good work!
well, we have kept the nimbers down below 200 consistently
usually 140 or 170.
have had to play kitchen police and it is not fun !
am just not buying anything bad, but it is hard with 3 kids who do well at sports and school and they need to EAT!! but they understand this is a 'for life' change!
and what is Baskin robbins for?
I am confused if the Dr said my husbands pancreas has stopped working ie is dead, yet he is mangaging to keep the numbers down with food and exercise and januvia? is this a good sign that maybe there is life in that ol' pancreas yet??
thanks
Nik
usually 140 or 170.
have had to play kitchen police and it is not fun !
am just not buying anything bad, but it is hard with 3 kids who do well at sports and school and they need to EAT!! but they understand this is a 'for life' change!
and what is Baskin robbins for?
I am confused if the Dr said my husbands pancreas has stopped working ie is dead, yet he is mangaging to keep the numbers down with food and exercise and januvia? is this a good sign that maybe there is life in that ol' pancreas yet??
thanks
Nik
It is normal for a person who has been told that they have a chronic life long illness to be a bit depressed! It is a very scary thing to be told. Also, high blood sugars will make a person cranky, irritable, and depressed...as his sugars come into the normal range, he will feel much better and be less depressed. I have type 2 for 27 yrs and have had depression for many of those years...since he is just beginning his journey with diabetes his Dr will be adjusting his medications for awhile to see exactly what dose is the right one for him...it will take some time, but, he will start feeling better and eventually he will be able to eat some of the NO NO foods in moderation...moderation being the key word.
After 27 yrs, I finally had to go on Insulin last July...and like most people, I fought it for a long time...now, my blood sugars are within normal range just about every day...this morning it was 89!! I probably should have been on insulin at least 10 yrs ago...but, it has such a stigma attached to it that people are fearful of it...I now give myself 2 shots a day with an insulin pen and there is nothing to it...it actually hurts less than testing does!! The natural progression of the disease is about 10 yrs on oral meds and then oral meds and insulin after that...of course that is not written in stone, every person is different...also, your emotions, illnesses, and stress play a big part in your blood sugar counts...I can tell that I'm getting sick before the first symptom because my BS spikes up and the same happens when I have a stressful day, up it goes!! Your husband is very lucky to have an understanding and caring wife to help him thru this transition, but, eventually he does need to take the reigns from you and be responsible for his illness, the sooner the better, by him doing that he will feel more in control of the illness, rather than the illness controlling him...if he is a bathroom reader like a lot of us, put literature on diabetes in the bathroom where it is readily available to him, when he has nothing else to do for the moment!!! LOL
Good Luck and let us know how it goes...
After 27 yrs, I finally had to go on Insulin last July...and like most people, I fought it for a long time...now, my blood sugars are within normal range just about every day...this morning it was 89!! I probably should have been on insulin at least 10 yrs ago...but, it has such a stigma attached to it that people are fearful of it...I now give myself 2 shots a day with an insulin pen and there is nothing to it...it actually hurts less than testing does!! The natural progression of the disease is about 10 yrs on oral meds and then oral meds and insulin after that...of course that is not written in stone, every person is different...also, your emotions, illnesses, and stress play a big part in your blood sugar counts...I can tell that I'm getting sick before the first symptom because my BS spikes up and the same happens when I have a stressful day, up it goes!! Your husband is very lucky to have an understanding and caring wife to help him thru this transition, but, eventually he does need to take the reigns from you and be responsible for his illness, the sooner the better, by him doing that he will feel more in control of the illness, rather than the illness controlling him...if he is a bathroom reader like a lot of us, put literature on diabetes in the bathroom where it is readily available to him, when he has nothing else to do for the moment!!! LOL
Good Luck and let us know how it goes...
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