sleep apnea my hubby is 53 and he stops breathing 98 times in a hour at the sleep study he has a cpap machine?

Maybe he's a little dizzy from the lack of oxygen from that arterial blockage going to the brain!! You already know he needs to get in and be taken care of. Have they checked the other arteries that lead to the heart? Blockages don't just stay in one place. He would need an MRI or whatever REAL test is done, not just the office checks that don't show everything. Those sort of things can slip by if you don't have a dedicated doctor. My dad went in and found out he had severe blockage in the arteries around the heart. He also had diabetes and did not know his sugar numbers were very high. He would put up with the pains in the chest and just take the medication that would help alleviate them as they happened. His doctor did not do what he needed to. If your husband does not want to do anything about this, is is in danger. You can't force him, but hopefully he cares about everyone and wants to be around.

Find a really good heart doctor to start with and have his arteries really checked. If he is not taking this seriously, then he probably won't change his diet, but he needs to cut down on all sugar and STARCHES, carbohydrates. The diabetic diet is a very healthy diet, but people who simply want to be healthy should eat a lot of raw/fresh fruits and vegetables. That should not be only considered a diet for sick people. He needs to stop eating all foods that cause inflammation (carbohyrates). I hope he takes this seriously and you have a doctor who won't put up with lack of cooperation. If not, shop around until you find one - and very soon!

It seems you are in a very frustrating situation since your husband has major health issues that isn't taking seriously. Your husband's odds of a stroke sometime in the future are high if things don't change, but he isn't necessarily teetering on the brink of death. More than anything, a checkup would provide the doc an opportunity to stress the importance of manging his diabetes, COPD, and cardiovascular health. An enlarged prostate is not necessarily anything serious and prostate cancer is so slow growing that docs often recommend merely monitoring it instead of treating it. Some people avoid seeing doctors unless they have an emergency, and most of the time, no amount of reasoning will get them to change.