Mr BD is quite poorly

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We went to France for a three week holiday which we do every June. The first week was great. Good weather, good fishing, good food etc. The second week he began to feel unwell and I thought he had had too much sun. All he wanted to do was sleep and drink - he didn't even want to eat. After a few days I got really worried as he is never ill and hasn't had time off work for sickness in over twenty years. He refused to see a doctor or go to hospital so I packed us up and I drove home - just a mere 550 miles. Got him to our doctor who was brilliant. He immediately phoned the emergency unit at the hospital and told them to expect him and he was admitted straight away. To cut it short it turns out that he has been diagnosed as diabetic and his glucose level was over 33 (normal is apparently between 4 and 7). Put him on a drip and got his level down to 11 so off the drip and onto injections. Went to visit him this evening and his reading is above the 33 he was admitted with. We are both in a bit of shock. What the heck brings on diabetes so suddenly and drastically in an otherwise very fit and slim person? Looks like injections now for the rest of his life. Just hope they get him stabilised soon. Doctor said Type 1 diabetes is very unusual at his age as it usually occurs in adolescents/teenagers. Fingers crossed he will be a lot better tomorrow.

[jno]

can't help you personally but there's lots of stuff here

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/

[boxtops]

I can't help you either, but I wish him well again x

[Psybbo]

Wishing you both well and glad you made the drive home

[DTCwordfan]

Good on you BD for what you did - right action - they will have soon have it under control......those Iles Flottantes or Profiteroles - no more of those....

[firewatch]

Hope he gets better soon, its never nice to see someone usually so well so ill hope and pray things pick up soonx

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My French is good enough for shopping, garages and restaurants but I'd be hard pushed to start giving out symptons in a French hospital. So glad we came home and did not leave it even one more day.

[emmie]

perhaps sqad can throw some light.

[askyourgran]

That was some feat driving all the way back home. I hope he gets stabilised soon.

[Sqad]

jno has given you a link to provide some information.

What an unusual story, from being fit and well to a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes in an adult male in a couple of weeks. However this is the situation and reminds one that in medicine anything can happen and one should "never say never."

He will be fine now.

[islasmum]

Unfortunately diabetes can appear for no apparent reason - a friend of ours had similar to your husband, only not so dramatically - and he is a fit, slim man who looks after himself and has a healthy diet. Is there any history of diabetes in his family? I wish you and him all the best - it may take time to sort out his insulin, mine has been rather trial and error, but at any rate you know what the problem is - and it's fixable. Congratulations for driving 550 miles home, whilst worrying about your husband - not a nice experience, I should imagine. Anyway, all the best.

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Thanks to everyone for your good wishes. Will pass them on to him when I visit him later.
To jno - thanks for the link, very helpful.
To islasmum - even the doctors are surprised at what happened. He's never weighed above 10st 10lb, was a lecturer at a catering college and has always eaten really healthy food - I get told if I go shopping and bring back packets and tins as he likes to cook with all fresh ingredients. He may be a baker but he doesn't eat cakes, biscuits, sweets or chocolates. Just now its all a bit scary but I'm sure we'll sort it out and in a couple of months it will just become routine. There's just a lot to take in at the moment.

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The question above from jasmin26 has reminded me that I must advise our travel insurance as we are due to go back to France in September and have annual insurance. The hospital have also told us that we have to notify the DVLA about his condition but I'll be doing the driving for the next couple of months at least.

[pinkgin]

I can only add that I too wish you both a steady improvement.
Isn't it strange that in stress time your best comes to the fore and carries you through and afterwards you wonder how you did it. Must be our Guardian Angels at work.