Newbie saying Hello

Hi all,

Thanks for being here! I see you are a pretty active
group.....something I've found difficult to find about diabetes groups
online or local and searching for info online just makes my head spin
with all the medical (over my head) info and no real people to talk to.
I am not diabetic but I'm married to a Type1 (diagnosed since 17 and he
is now 30)....the user name includes us both so I'm gonna get the ball
rolling with hopes to get him involved here and posting and learning.
As far as I know, my husband has not sought any medical help since his
diagnosis (no insurance and can't afford a good specialist) and is
still relying on the info he received at diagnosis and adjusting
according to his sugar readings and advice from his dad who is also
type1 and they both have always used Novolin R and NPH. (I've noticed
some bad talk about those here and would like to know moreabout that)
It will be awhile before he can see a specialist and I know that would
probably be your first line of advice but in the meantime what can we
do, what can he do and what helpful information can I learn in the
meantime....it's been a helluva rollercoaster ride for me as I am still
clueless......he is still young and healthy enough to take care of the
diet and insulin end of it and my function really only involves
catching and helping with the hypos and IMO there are way too many of
those and over the past couple of years a new feature on the 'roller
coaster':...seizures at night and I'm thinking that the NPH is really
kicking his *** and therefore kicking mine too! These are incredibly
scary and just plain weird. Most hypos involve administration of juice
and watching the slow transformation as he begins to gain consciousness
and ability to monitor himself without me but with the seizures (they
always happen after he has been asleep) it's as if he immediately snaps
out of them....instant consciousness and ability to tell me confidently
that he is not low and doesn't need any juice.....I usually believe him
and just let it go. What the hell is going on here....is it really a
Low? How is he instantly recovering without sugar? And there is nothing
I can do until he does something different besides pass along useful
information and anything I can think of to inspire him to try something
different. He is now interested in making some changes, seeing that
what he has been doing might be way outdated (and alot of it he is
doing from fear of suffering like his dad who stayed too high all the
time and his answer to that is trying to find balance but missing and
being too low all the time instead....up to now he's been okay with
that plan as fallible as it may be)....but I think he is afraid and
really doesn't know where to begin, or how NPH works and guidlines for
using it.
I have questions but I don't know what they are, other than the one's
I've asked here......or where to begin so just an intro will suffice
for now.
Thanks for any advice! Thanks for being here.....I'm grateful! I'll
read the archives and see what I can learn from there as well.

Blessings,
Deanna

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