Care For a Loved One with Diabetes

Type I Diabetes Warning Signs

Check the following:

• Excessive Thirst
• Excessive Urination
• Weight Loss
• Yeast infections
• Dehydration (in spite of good fluid intake)
• Vomiting
• Lethargy
• Confusion
• Flu-like Symptoms
• Extreme thirst
• Bedwetting
• Fruity odor to breath

If your child exhibits three or more of these symptoms you should probably have them checked for diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes Warning Signs

If you live with and support someone with diabetes, you don’t need to be told that it can be challenging. You may wonder if you’re doing enough to help your loved one, or if you’re doing the right things. You may also be concerned about how to motivate a diabetic who isn’t always interested in eating a healthy diet, exercising, or doing regular glucose tests.

Help Diabetic Loved OnesCaring for a loved one with Diabetes can be emotionally and physically draining. Like the Diabetic, you must face the knowledge that someone you care about has a condition that is not curable and that will require daily attention. You may have to make some significant lifestyle adjustments of your own in order to help your loved one cope. For example, you may have to change the food you eat or you may have to prepare meals differently, if you prepare meals for yourself and a Diabetic.