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Originally Posted by Blueyes
We'll just start our own support group  Mike doesn't have any lung or kidney problems..yet  Sorry..you should know that we deal with everything with LOTS of humor! He gives himself 2 shots of insulin and 2 shots of blood thinner daily. Even with that, his blood sugar has been around 350  Don't worry, the dr. is watching him closely! Is your hubby's kidney failure from his diabetes? Geez...poor you and me  |
YIKES!!! We use lots of humor too - you can't cry about all of this so we just laugh too!
My husband has an insulin pump so he doesn't have to take shots anymore. The pump is soooo nice. You just punch in the number of carbohydrates that you eat and push a button and the pump delivers the insulin. You give yourself insulin everytime you eat, even if it is 10 times a day. It is so much nicer than the shots and it keeps his blood sugar much lower.
His kidney problems are caused by a combination of heart failure and diabetes. His heart does not pump out as much blood as it should, so that means his kidneys don't get as much blood as they should, so they don't work as well. His diabetes is also hard on his kidneys, so he gets a double whammy!!!
It's a good thing these men have us to take care of them, isn't it!!!