Hi all, well more so those that are also type two diabetes, anyone else found they are now struggling to also control there blood sugar, I was fine up till end of may beginning of June, wife died on the 2nd now despite cutting out sugar in drinks limited the amount of potatoes rice and pasta no peas (I love 
peas) reduced portions I’m still hitting 70-75 where as I was 40-45 mmol and almost perfect blood control. Yes I can try and exercise more but that’s going to be limited as I drive trucks for a living and after a 15 hour day the last place I fancy going is a gym or even a long walk.
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@Oilburningcossack
I think it would be quite normal to find it more difficult to control your diabetes. Grief makes diabetes worse because it triggers your body’s stress response, stress is bad for you, and so it is likely to make blood sugar levels unpredictable and difficult to manage.
I’m not diabetic (tho my Mum is and I know a little about it from that). I think normal things to try and control it are less likely to work whilst you are still stressed/grieving and of course that can go on for a very long time. So it might be worth talking to a doctor about it if you’re up to that… knowing that you have a real reason why it’s all over the place and it’s not your fault or lifestyle issues… it is grief.
I had and attended an appointment with the diabetes nurse, her opinion was give it at least six months try and reduce your blood sugar as naturally as you can, putting more drugs in has side effects and insulin would affect my ability to work as DVLA would then penalise me by revoking my vocational license until I could prove I was “fit to work” even though I’ve had no problems so far, there’s others far heavier than me with drink problems and smoke mother of which I do, but because they haven’t become diagnosed diabetic yet their health risk goes unchecked. While caring for my wife and still working I really ate wrong and before I noticed I hit 25 stone I’ve now reduced it to 16.5-17 stone that’s a teenagers weight I’ve lost I just need to get another 2-3 stone lighter. When caring for a loved one you don’t realise how ill and or unhealthy you become yourself.
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Hi @Oilburningcossack
My uncle & Grandpa both had diabetes, & I have a number of friends who also have it, one friend has often said he has fruit smoothies with cinnamon in to help control his sugar levels, apparently the cinnamon does something which helps reduce the sugar levels.
my hubby had it for 20 yrs, was on metoformin 3 times a day but he ate what he liked, never worried about it. he said i know my body and asny problems i will desal with it. been a lot cheaper since he died not having to buy cakes and biscuits and sweets etc.