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    #71145   2007-09-15 00:33 GMT      
    My sister is type 2 and she does not watch her diet like she should. She lives with me, so I observe how she eats. I don't like to remind her that she shouldn't be consuming that, because when I do she flys off the handle and tells me to myob. But she is living in MY house and I love her so much, I know what she is consuming is hurting her. She is borderline right now, her dr told her might have to beginning insulin bc her sugar levels are so high - 315 at highest. I am even following the diabetic diet - I am not diabetic - just to eat right, and she turns her nose up when I make us dinner.

    What should I do? Let her make her own meals? She just isn't watching her diet. I'm worried about her.

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    #71146   2007-09-15 00:42 GMT      
    If she is over eighteen she is gonna eat what she wants. You cannot force someone to take care of themselves. No amount of whining, moaning, kvetching or talking will help. She is going to do what she wants and all you could do is survive your life and let her survive hers. Sad, but often it takes someone to really get ill to take care of themselves and sometimes even then they don't.

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    #71147   2007-09-15 00:44 GMT      
    As worried as you're about your sister, and as difficult as it's to observe her screwing herself up when she has an illness, you have to enable her to make her own selections and survive with the consequences. You can't make those selections for her. And you can't force the issue.



    When someone is newly diagnosed with a disability or an illness, you go via a period of denial where you just can't believe it's true. You grieve the person you lost. And you may obtain so depressed for a while, you don't care. If she's still going to her doctor and she ends up having to take insulin, ultimately reality will sink in and she may decide she really doesn't like having to do that.



    But at the moment, for all your wonderful intentions, you're coming across like a nag and that will just push her away from doing what she requirements to do for herself.

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    #71148   2007-09-15 08:54 GMT      
    The only thing you could do, is avoid worrying about her. One of the hardest lessons in life is learning that just because you care about someone, it doesn't mean you could change the technique they think. It may take a hospital visit to pull her out of her denial or whatever her mental blockage is. She may never pull out of it. Focus on you. Worrying will only take away from your health. You are doing all you could and that's commendable. Just being there for her ought to be plenty.



    You could obtain her this book:

    http://www.diabetesimprovement.com/diabetesbook.html

    But getting her to read it's another story. It does provide a thorough understanding of the causes and treatments for diabetes.



    In the beginning, I went via that phase for a full year. Hopefully, she'll wake up before it's too late. Either way, it's best for you to not obtain frustrated or too worried. Focus on keeping yourself healthy... that's all you could do.

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    #71149   2007-09-15 09:56 GMT      
    You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.



    I know it's very difficult to observe your sister detrimental her body the technique she is. But sometimes you just have to step back and let her be responsible for what will surely follow with her actions. It would be hard for you to watch her deteriorate over the years. Maybe once her sugars obtain high ample and she has no choice but to go on insulin t herapy, she may wake up. But then again, she may not. Some people look at insulin as an outlet. Thinking that they can have that piece of pie and then do a correction dose.



    Hopefully she will wise up before she starts sustaining some of the grave side effects of Diabetes.



    I feel for you hon!

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    #71150   2007-09-15 23:11 GMT      
    she is in deniel. that is sad. but it can happen. she need to beginning exercising or moving around and she requirements to stop pop or using too much sugar she is doing too much consuming for the sugar to be that high and its technique too high. she has to want to aid her self. if she does't she can lose her leg site or whatever tell her this.
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