Can I ask for people's experience with mood swings please?

[TheOldWiseOne]

My husband is type 2 diabetic with good readings most of the time. However he seems to get terrible mood swings - he literally will get up and bang that is it - major, major depression. It seems to take the form of a restlessness in him not knowing what to do or he will go to bed and sleep for hours..it may last for a couple of days and then just disappears...he can be as happy as Larry one day and the next it is just awful..they seem to occur about once every couple of months - this last one after a weekend of not so good eating and a lot of travel.... you read a lot about general depression but does anyone have anything to say about this kind of situation? very grateful..

Hi there. I can empathise entirely. DH diagnosed with type 2 just over a year ago. Pre-diagnosis, looking back, mood swings/anger management were a MAJOR issue and I believe he was undiagnosed for a good 6 or 7 years, I did say to him on a few occasions ''i think you have a problem, please see a doctor''. He has got his readings under control only recently, and I still believe he has his ''moments'' - usually connected to when his carb intake has been high. He gets snappy, lethargic and short-tempered in general. He has been asked about any depression issues by the practice nurse, to which of course he replied ''no''.

Does your DH recognise himself that he has a problem? If you could get him to talk to your GP? Is he on any medication - maybe not fully agreeing with him? If he has altered his diet considerably due to his diagnosis, there may be some combination/certain food that is upsetting his blood sugar level occasionally - I know there are things that don't agree with DH which weren't a problem previously. If I were you I think I would try and get him to go along for a talk, hopefully you have a supportive team who will be able to give plenty of advice/help him to make any changes.

Good luck xx