Hi CallmeAnn. I'm T2 diabetic for 20+ years. I want to address you, first. If I ate only meat for dinner, with cashews before and after, I would have blood sugar lower than the 114-range, 2 hours after, without meds. I recommend you ask for a fasting and A1c for yourself. If you eat low carb and only do fasting it will not reveal diabetes, even if you have it.
You are going to have to chip away at your husband's eating. He is doing damage to his kidneys with readings like his; there is NO TREATMENT for that, only dialysis. Kidney damage means kidney cells are being killed, and they do not regenerate. A diabetic family member also had good eyes for most of her life - until they started bleeding at the retina. Doctor said diabetic damage, years in the making. The damage is slow and by the time they can see it, it's bad. She had to have monthly shots in her eyes for years. Expensive.
If you are up to it, pack his next day's lunch when you are serving up dinner. Your plate, his plate, his lunch container. Give him a few of snacks in baggies every day to take to work. You probably know the drill: cheese (try a different kind every day) olives, beef jerky, eggs (devil some), an above-ground veggie, with a dip. Make extra dinner so he has a big lunch and is full at dinner. When you cut out rice, pasta, etc, you have to increase low carb foods.
Dive into new recipes - keep him enjoying this WOE. Pinterest is awash in them plus of course we have our recipe section, here, too. Genaw.com is good, too.
He HAS to check his blood sugar more often. Once a week tells nothing, as it reacts every single time you eat. I tested 5-6 times a day in the beginning. The more he tests (before he eats, and 2 hours after), the more he will know what foods, and how much, make his sugar rise. Make sure he pokes the side of his finger, not the pad. The side, by the nail, has the fewest nerves so it hurts less.
I wish you lots of luck with him, and stamina for all the food prep you will have to do. I remember how making lunches for my hungry young adult sons was a workout! haha.
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