Husband ignoring concerns - potential type 1 diabetes?

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My husband has the below symptoms on a regular basis but is ignoring my pleas for him to book a doctors appointment:

-mood swings
-frequent urinating especially in the night
-drinking excessive water as always thirsty
-complains about being tired even if got a lot of sleep

Does anyone think I’m overreacting? It all points to type 1 IMO

He is mid 30’s and says it would have been picked up years ago if he had it.

Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age. I agree with you that he needs to be checked over.

Has he always been like this or has it been gradual?

If hes always like this and its been the same for 5 years its highly unlikely to be type 1. If however its been gradual over the last 6 months or so the. Yes could be type 1.

In children type 1 usually presents as acute over a short period. In adults it can take alot longer. It also can present at any age. I have seen someone in their 70's withnewly diagnosed type 1.

There are also other types of diabetes. So it's worth checking out.

It’s become more common to get anti immune conditions like type 1 post Covid. You can buy a blood glucose monitor with test strips in a chemist for about £35 or buy a freestyle libre sensor if he won’t get checked out other ways.

My son is in his mid 30s and he has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

His main symptoms were raging , unquenchable thirst and being just exhausted a lot of the time. He was also beginning to experience problems with his vision. Fortunately when he started his insulin and got his blood sugar down his eyesight returned to normal but his sight could have been permanently damaged if he hadn't started the treatment when he did.

Your DH really should take these symptoms seriously and get himself checked.

We anticipated a diabetes diagnosis but expected it to be type 2. Type 1 was a total shock but his treatment on the NHS has been first class.

Get it checked. DH developed T1D at 34 years old.

I’m pleased to hear he has had good treatment, that must have been really worrying.

Was it a case of a doctors appointment and having a blood test, or other referral needed?

He went to the Doctors and initially the blood tests came back as normal but with slightly raised blood sugar.

After a month or so he still felt so exhausted he went back to the Doctors and they did another blood and urine test.

He got a phonecall from the doctors that very day advising him to make immediate changes to his diet and giving him a hospital outpatient appointment within a couple of days. His blood sugar was so high he was treated as an emergency.

My child was diagnosed aged 8, it’s a life changing diagnosis. It’s all consuming. Fortunately technology is fantastic with glucose sensors and insulin pumps.
He needs to get his blood sugar checked which the GP can do. He needs to stop putting his head in the sand as he can get very sick. It may not be type 1, but equally he needs to get checked for whatever it might be.

Type 1 can develop at any age to anybody and has increased since Covid.

Get him to the GP. It's better to get it checked. Undiagnosed type 1 diabetes can be dangerous, even life threatening.

My son was diagnosed after collspsing in DKA i dont want ti worry you but DKA is a life threatening condition and he very nearly didnt make ,two years on hes doing very well and manages his insulin and Dexcom well.

Why are men like this......WHY??? Does he want to go blind and end up on dialysis. I work with people like this everyday as a podiatrist. 40 years old, have gone blind, kidneys failed, gangrenous toes and life over.
My DiL developed type 1 practically overnight at 40 years old. Her HbA1c was a horrific 140. She was lucky not to die. Make him go. Show him this post.