Diabetic friends says drinking non-diet soda ok.?

Question

55-year old woman, insulin-dependent for 10 years, living in my home. Blood sugar ranges from 200 to 450 with recent spike over 600. Serious vision issues, neuropathy in feet, some bladded disfunction. I feel somewhat responsible for her since she lives in my home, but don't want to treat her like a child. Makes me nervous tho when she drinks non-diet sodas and eats sugary foods. She says it's ok as long as she takes her insulin (30 mg twice a day). Should I just leave her alone or use some tough love?

Answer 1

It's not ok at all!! She is slowly killing herself. Take away that soda and the candy. My mother recently had her leg amputated and is on kidney dialysis for the same stuff. Be a bit tough but let her know its just because you love her and want her to be around a while longer. Talk to her doctors. Let them know honestly what she is doing. They can give her dietary literature and maybe even tell her more about her condition. I can understand her love of the sweet stuff cause I am the same way. I love my chocolate. But our health and well being is more important.
Someone already said it I believe but normal blood sugar ranges are between 80 and 100. My mothers would stay anywhere from 200 to 400. Now my brother and sister in law are taking care of her and she hates it because they are showing her some tough love. Thats only because we do love her. We want her to be there when her grandkids graduate, get married, etc.
Don't let her do that to herself. Take control now before she does more harm to herself.

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Answer 6

Major tough love is needed here. All the foods and drinks to which you have mentioned is not a good thing when someone suffers with diabetes regardless if that person takes insulin or not. The trick to maintaining a "normal" blood sugar is Moderation, Moderation, Moderation in EVERYTHING. I don't believe it is right to deny her totally of all of these items, but she really should be monitored to the amounts of each one. Her blood sugar levels should speak volumes to you and her combined. It sounds as if she is either in denial or in some kind of major depression over being a diabetic. This is quite common and depending on how long she has had the disease and how she has learned to cope with it and co-exist with it is a key factor as well.

Perhaps it would be wise to gather as much info over the internet as you can about diabetes and present the info to her. Sit down with her and discuss all the do's and don'ts of being a diabetic. Perhaps this will help her to understand. Being a diabetic myself it is particularly hard sometimes for me to grasp the reality that I am no longer able to eat like I used to or to enjoy the foods I once did in excess prior to my disease. Perhaps this is what is going through her mind now.

If this fails, you may want to have a chat with her family doctor and ask him or her what to do to help her. It is admirable you want to help your friend. I hope she appreciates your efforts and concerns.

Good luck to you and I hope I was some what helpful.

Answer 7

well im 27 with type 11 diabetes and i do drink about 2-3 diet pepsi's a day but not too much sugary foods and i also walk 2 miles a day to keep my sugar levels normal. If she is exercising and sugar was under control which hers oblivious is not i think she should be eating strictly raw veggies and water. 200 to 600 is dangerously too high, when i have 3 pieces of pizza mine gets to about 190 and i start freaking out and that is rare when that happens, so i think you should be tough on her for her own good....

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It's not alright to drink soda when you're on a diet. Even though it says it has zero calories and fat, it still contains some ingredient that has been added to replace those that are stated. Health experts even say that zero soda is more harmful to health than the regular one. Instead of drinking soda, take a safe diet such as all vegetable and master cleanse recipe because it helps you keep fit. You can also minimize the calorie intake on some food such as pizza or burger. Doing exercises daily such as jogging or walking also helps.

Answer 9

Do you mean 30 UNITS of insulin? Anyway, it sounds like to me that she needs to see a doctor about adjusting her treatment. If she wants to eat these things she needs to be taking insulin to cover them. Taking two shots a day is not going to control her glucose no matter what she's eating, but eating those high sugar items are going to keep her glucose up. But...it's her life. If she thinks that 200-600 glucose levels are okay there's not much you can do. If you're the one buying the food drinks you can stop and ask her to see her doctor and be referred to a dietician and maybe attend a diabetes class together. She can refuse...and that's okay, but you can let her figure out how to buy those regular cokes and sugary foods on her own.

Answer 10

The person you are describing is delusional and completely confused about the nature of her diabetes problem. In addition, she is seriously causing her body tremendous harm. When she states that it is OK as long as she takes her insulin she is completely incorrect and living close to the edge of death. Normal blood sugar level should be 80-120, with the target goal of 100. She is ranging from 200-450 with spikes in excess of 600, and those numbers are WITH her insulin. She needs professional intervention, dietary guidance, and she must learn to understand her disease. You aren't being irresponsible...she is. If she keeps this up you will find her lying dead or in a diabetic coma in your home one day. It's tough love time..if you love her.