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So, a year or so ago, my wife was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes... no big deal, they put her on medication, we worked to alter her diet, she's been loosing weight, figured things were going good. Yesterday she gets the results of her latest blood screening... and they bumped her medication up to the highest it can go... apparently her long-term A1C was incredibly high despite her feeling fine and doing virtually everything right... the next step if this new medication doesn't work is, well, insulin...

This isn't fair... why does she keep getting shoved around like this. She doesn't deserve this and certainly doesn't need this right now. Things are so tight and hectic with life that this is just more added stress she doesn't need... and stress is probably the whole issue here. I reckon if she weren't stressed out her sugar would be perfectly normal...

*sighs* I just... I don't know what to do... I feel so helpless... I'm powerless to protect her, unable to comfort her... and I can't even provide for her because my hours keep getting slashed at work... I'm a terrible husband...
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RedCharge's avatar
Diabetes (and medical conditions in general) tend to drop out of nowhere and screw everything up. Sometimes you do everything right, sometimes you have all the money. But they always find a way to sneak up on you. The best thing to do is to try and keep her as comfortable and least stressed as possible. A vacation from work, maybe a camping trip (staying outdoors is known to be a great stress reliever and amazing re-enervator), keeping on the regular diet and not giving up are key! The most important thing is not to try to do more than you can, and not blaming yourself for not being able to do more. Oftentimes in these situations people tend to fall into self loathing, but that negativity is never good. Instead stay focused, stay strong and help her through this. Other than that I'd recommend reducing your own stress levels as well and being positive.

The most important thing is that she has someone who cares and that's pure gold. I wish you good luck!