My husband was diagnosed in late 1999. He was about 256lbs. He's 38yrs old now. He was taking the pill for a little while and testing, then decided the pill was making him gain weight and his sugar leveled out, so he stopped. Over the last year he's lost about 60 lbs by just drinking 64+ ounces of water a day, which I find suspicious since he hadn't changed his diet much. He hasn't seen the doctor. He's been "controlling" his sugar by eating what he wants and following it with water. Since the weightloss, his symptoms now include sore/sensitive feet. I see he's beginning to eat more, having trouble in the bathroom, and it appears as if he's starting to have trouble in the bedroom as well (sorry for the TMI). I feel so bad for him but he won't take this serious and just tells me his count was ok, which means it was higher than it should be and I know his prolonged high sugar can't be good. How do I convince him to go to the doctor? He's so against taking any medications. He feels he can fight this on his own. I think he's got his head in the sand.

Any advice for a very concerned spouse? Thank you.