my mum nags him he drinks too much and has gained weight around his face and belly lol can anything be done? plus he is out of work and seems to do it even more now. what could be done?
2007-12-16 10:48:20 · 10 answers · asked by emisfab 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
If he carries on like that, he'll be saying goodbye to his toes and retinas soon.
Does he want that?
2007-12-16 10:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Moderate drinking is fine for people with diabetes .
Moderate for men is 1-2 beers/day.
Alcohol LOWERS your blood sugar so he needs to eat when he drinks and check his blood sugar often.
You can subscribe to several diabetes magazines to him.Set him up in a diabetes support group and go with him.
Scaring people rarely help.Working with people is a much better approach.
You should help him find a new job and get him working so he has meaning in his life.
Ask him out for a walk with you.
I'll bet he is not seeing an endocrinologist.
He really needs to.Help him find a good endo.
I wish you both the best.
2007-12-16 11:06:20 · answer #2 · answered by Cammie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A combination of diabetes, lack of work and alcohol use could indicate depression. Ask him if he'll consider having a chat with his GP about how he feels about life in general.
2007-12-20 07:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Shiphrah K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can either ask him not to drink so much, or maybe none at all, or you can be blunt and tell him about the severity of diabetic complications. I've suffered them and don't ever want to go through that again.
2007-12-16 10:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing can be done outside of an intervention. However, most addicted persons will refuse intervention unless they are near the "bottom" of their using behavior. Sorry.
2007-12-16 10:56:17 · answer #5 · answered by vadtrav 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To improve his health he needs to stop drinking, lose weight, take regular vigorous exercise and get a job. The only person who can make these things happen is himself I am afraid.
2007-12-16 16:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in 10 years look back and thing "what could i have done?" the answer is HELP HIM.im a dad and love my daughter. make him feel loved! take him out ,have fun
2007-12-16 10:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by wormyfeatures 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is gonna die if he carries on. Help him if you can . A GPis a good start
2007-12-16 11:33:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find him a job, value him, tell him he still counts as a human being....and tell him not to be such a ****!...but with love!
2007-12-16 10:52:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
move on
2007-12-16 10:53:00 · answer #10 · answered by wendy 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋