I'm after some advice as I'm a little worried and concerned about my DH.
He was diagnosed with diabetes 10 years ago and started taking insulin. He usually injects twice a day and controls his levels well. He has never been high or low and never had any other symptoms etc even when his diet is rubbish! He eats chocolate and drinks milkshakes and is the worst diabetic ever. He is checked 6 monthly by the nurse and yearly he has his feet and eyes looked at. All fine and no issues.
Recently he started 'dieting' I use this term loosely because he basically just stopped eating. I was away for a weekend and when I came back he confessed he was fasting only drinking water. He then told me he had not had any insulin for 5 days!
Obviously I freaked out and went mental at him and told him he was selfish and demanded he went to drs immediately! After a huge row and talks about insurance and driving implications he agreed to start taking his insulin. He has also ended the fast and started eating fish, veg and fruit. He has been doing his levels 4 times a day and has had to reduce his insulin from a dose of 28 to a dose of just 8 (this is twice a day). He has an appointment in April with the diabetic nurse to discuss things but he is convinced he is no longer diabetic! This cannot be right surely????
Any help or stories or advice appreciated. TIA
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