that's unusual glynis as soon as I went on medication my nurse gave me the form there and then my hubby was diagnosed last month he went on medication and again they did it straight away the surgery should have the forms in must of just been an oversight hope your hubby is remembering to take his tablets I couldn't get used to it at first I can do it in my sleep now x

He was lucky in the sense that his workmate told him, hubby isn't the type to ask questions lol.

He seems to be managing fine TOTT, he's really good at taking his meds & will often use getting a mince & onion pie from Greggs as his excuse to 'need something to eat with my meds'

tell him he doesn't need a mince and onion pie lol he can take them with his brekkie and you don't have a mince and onion pie for brekkie hes making excuses so you will buy him a pie lol x

I've just asked him....& he says he takes 3 a day. One with brekkie, one with dinner (ie pie if we're out lol) & one on an evening.

And please ask him to stay away from the artificial sweeteners containing aspartame. They do nothing except fooling us.

He does use those Antonw!

Good job my son in law doesn't have a pie with every tablet......He has to take 231 tablets a week,more if he gets an infection!!!!!

milliemeg wrote:

Good job my son in law doesn't have a pie with every tablet......He has to take 231 tablets a week,more if he gets an infection!!!!!

thought I was bad taking 203 a week I rattle x

I would advise anyone to look at Diabetes UK website, they have great advice on both tpye 1 and 2 diabetes, the website also has fantastic ideas regarding diet.
I am not diabetic but had cause to contact them to obtain info for a client who was struggling and the lady was so helpful on the phone. You need to check about eye tests as well, usually these are done free of charge. Sometimes chiropody also. Give them a call our visit there website.

Jay

Thanks Jayjaya

Like jayjaya wrote, he will be entitled to a free NHS sight test at the opticians (but not usually free glasses)
and he should make sure that his GP arranges for him to have an annual eye photo (this is different from the sight test) to check for diabetic changes at the back of his eye. The way this photo is taken varies from area to area, in some places there is a special van with a camera etc. in that comes round to the GP surgery, in other places he will have to go to an accredited opticians who have the right kit and extra training to undertake the screening.

If you are Diabetic then you will have an annual eye test free of charge. You will also have another test called a Retinopathy - more information can be found here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_retinopathy

I have mine done with Specsavers and to save messing around I always arrange for both tests to be carried out at the same time.

If you are on benefits then you can get financial assistance towards the cost of new glasses. It can be expensive if your prescription changes every year but discuss this with the Optician as sometimes the change is only slight and therefore you might not need to.

You will also require an annual medical and blood test which your GP should arrange. Personally I have no problems as my GP is very switched on and the senior partner does all of these himself. OK we do live in a village so probably spoiled.

Diet?. It can be very difficult as anyone who diets will tell you. My doctor always says that "Commonsense" is the most important thing with diet or anything else. If on tablets then whilst it is important that you take them, if you are not happy with how you feel when taking them go back and talk with your doctor. Statins if prescribed are wonderful things but there are different types and side effects. I have had Simvastatin and then Atorvastin. Both after a period actually made me feel ill. I am at present taking neither and feel better and have managed to get my weight down and keep it down which I could not do on the Statins.Again talk with the doctor don't suffer in silence.
One final bit of advice is listen to your family. Sometime side effects creep up on you and it is them who notice the changes for the worse before you do.

fwh

Hubby goes annually to our hospital for a Humphrey Field Test so his eyes are being checked.

He does however suffer with pains in one of his feet and says its like walking on glass.

Part of the annual medical is a check of your feet for circulation problems. Diabetics can have problems. One tip given to me by a Chiropodist was that "Hairy Toes" was a sign of good circulation - sound funny I know.

I know a few people who have Type2 Diabetes and we swop notes which can be of great help if you are unsure of something. There are problems with holiday insurance as they always load the policies so you do need to shop around. From personal experience I found Diabetes UK far more expensive - currently we are with M&S who are very competitive.

Anyone who would like any help feel free to PM me.

fwh

Thanks Frank.

We got free insurance with Nationwide, but when hubby was diagnosed with Diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol we informed Nationwide and, we now pay £90 a year for his cover.

Without drifting off into another topic the insurance companies do make life difficult. Whe I was first diagnosed I was not put on any medication but, being sensible I did advise them. Trigger an increased premium although I only had to use diet to control it. I spoke with my doctor about the charges that they make and his opinion is that they are simply using the Diabetes as an excuse to raise the premium. As he said provided you take the tablets and follow the diet you are at no risk in the majority of cases. The medical profession state that everybody over 50 should take statins and therefore reduce the risk of heart attacks - the insurance companies increase your premium if you tell them you are on them.

fwh