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badcat
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And it gets a damm sight more complicated!
Ive been dealing with mine for over 20 years but a few years back my mum (in her 80's) got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the same time as she had 2 strokes ( apparently her hba1c had been iffy for years but not iffy enough for the gp to do / say anything). Shes not on any meds for diabetes and we want to keep it that way as she's already on a cocktail of drugs after the strokes. Hba1c's ( annual) since stroke have been just in the diabetic range
Gets more complicated by the fact that the strokes took away mums memory so she cant even remember shes diabetic and left her with carers preparing all of meals - they are all nice people but know ****** all abt diabetes and seem to think were subjecting mum to cruel and unusal punishment if we say we dont want them giving her carby meals. I have given them lists of things to avoid putting together in the same meal in order to keep carbs at a reasonable level, but have not always seen evidence of much compliance
Ive just bought a meter so we can do periodic tests to supplement haba1c and to give an idea of what ahes getting diet wise - did first one when I arrived today - not good at over 10 pre meal. I dont want to go overboard and stop ordering the carby things she likes ( mainly bread, porridge, sweet fruits, scones, jacket spuds, ) but think Im going to have to get more prescriptive with the carers
Ive been dealing with mine for over 20 years but a few years back my mum (in her 80's) got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the same time as she had 2 strokes ( apparently her hba1c had been iffy for years but not iffy enough for the gp to do / say anything). Shes not on any meds for diabetes and we want to keep it that way as she's already on a cocktail of drugs after the strokes. Hba1c's ( annual) since stroke have been just in the diabetic range
Gets more complicated by the fact that the strokes took away mums memory so she cant even remember shes diabetic and left her with carers preparing all of meals - they are all nice people but know ****** all abt diabetes and seem to think were subjecting mum to cruel and unusal punishment if we say we dont want them giving her carby meals. I have given them lists of things to avoid putting together in the same meal in order to keep carbs at a reasonable level, but have not always seen evidence of much compliance
Ive just bought a meter so we can do periodic tests to supplement haba1c and to give an idea of what ahes getting diet wise - did first one when I arrived today - not good at over 10 pre meal. I dont want to go overboard and stop ordering the carby things she likes ( mainly bread, porridge, sweet fruits, scones, jacket spuds, ) but think Im going to have to get more prescriptive with the carers
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