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Is Conversion From Type 1 To Type 2 Diabetes Possible?

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Posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2014
Question: HI, MY 57 Year-old type 1 diabetic husband takes 3 shots of insulin a day, Humulin R & N ,totalling about 50 units. We have been married for 27 years. a year ago, he cheated on me, admitted it & then totally denied it!!!! I'm in so much pain watching & living what this is doing to his personality. He lies, won't admit to anything....even when caught... I feel like I'm living with a total stranger. He is conscientious about taking care of himself for the most part. totally stopped drinking 5 years ago when diagnosed, takes insulin on time, I watch his carbs, totally & cook accordingly for him, make his brfeakfast, lunch ^ dinner being carb-conscious,he exercises fairly regularly, is faithful about keeping track of his blood sugar & responsibly gets his labs done on time. Why is his behavior changing & why does he lie? i don't recognize him anymore.We're going to counseling, but not getting anywhere because he won't tell the truth! I'm afraid our marriage is going to end because of it! Please HELP! I feel so hurt & helpless. I want to forgive him, but I need to try to be as sure as i can be it won't happen again. Without an admission, I'm so afraid it'll happen again & he's not acknowledging my pain, therefore, he acts like nothing happened. I'm truly an emotional mess & he acts like he's the victim & turns everything around. Can guilt cause enough stress that he went from type 1 to type 2 during the affair that I was unaware of at the time?He's also on anti-depressants but still has like XXXXXXX nervous breakdowns when I can't take it anymore & try to get him to admit what he's done. He takes high bp med (atenolol) & simvistatin & a pill that helps him to not get up so much during the night to urinate.
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Answered by Dr. Abhishek Kapoor (58 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Try to get marital therapy Detailed Answer: HI Thanks for using healthcare magic. I, Dr Abhishek Kapoor, would help you in this query. I think, in your case, ideal management is marital therapy, but during therapy whether he would accept his fault, that depends upon him. Sometime after so many years of marriage, few people do that blunder, but it does not mean that, he would do it again. Just give him time and try to make him think on what he has done. May be with time, he would accept his false and speak everything to you . If today he does not have guilt on his act, but with time, when he would feel sorry for that, he would try to rectify the things. Stress can lead to type 2 diabetes, but type 1 happens due to decrease insulin production in body because of auto-antibodies. Conversion from type 1 to 2 or vica versa is not possible. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Regards Dr. Abhishek Kapoor Psychiatrist
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Is Conversion From Type 1 To Type 2 Diabetes Possible?

Brief Answer: Try to get marital therapy Detailed Answer: HI Thanks for using healthcare magic. I, Dr Abhishek Kapoor, would help you in this query. I think, in your case, ideal management is marital therapy, but during therapy whether he would accept his fault, that depends upon him. Sometime after so many years of marriage, few people do that blunder, but it does not mean that, he would do it again. Just give him time and try to make him think on what he has done. May be with time, he would accept his false and speak everything to you . If today he does not have guilt on his act, but with time, when he would feel sorry for that, he would try to rectify the things. Stress can lead to type 2 diabetes, but type 1 happens due to decrease insulin production in body because of auto-antibodies. Conversion from type 1 to 2 or vica versa is not possible. In case, you need further help, you can ask. Regards Dr. Abhishek Kapoor Psychiatrist