diabetes, fecal incontinence,

Hello
My boyfriend was diagnosed as a diabetic some 5 years ago. At the time he was overweight. He began on insulin at the time I did not know him then, but I would guess that he was not very consistant).

Over the past three years he has become a very spiritual person and had adopted the belief that thru the power of his mind, prayer, communing with Source Energy and visualizing his wellness that he can be made whole. My faith is not as strong as his but I do admire and am trying to support him in the best ways I know how. He stopped taking insulin about 3 years ago and pretty much eats whatever he wants (he had a very high fat, high sugar, high corn syrup diet) He has lost all of his weight despite this fact and beleives this is due to his positive spiritual outlook.

As I said I am trying to be suuportive, but having grown up in a home with a noncompliant diabetic I am worried about several things I am noting. He is lethargic. He doesn exersice but he doesnt have the energy of a normal 41 year old. He has neropothy (sp?) and thus cannot perform intercorse. He has uncontrolled fecal incontinance. And over the last week I am noting that both of his feet are swelling and have a slight discoloration on the bottom.

While everything in me is screaming go to the ER (he wont) I am just trying to find he best way to get him to do the smallest thing I can to help him. As of late (because I think he sees how bad things are becoming, and because he knows I am into natural rememdies) he has asked me about natural supplements.

He is taking a probiotic for digestion, mainly because the fecal incontinence had become such a source of embaressment.

Please help me to understand what is happening and how i can approach him and help him.

In gratititude

Jen
PS sorry for the typos...I am on a mac and I am a pc person and have no idea how to go back and edit. :-) Tweet