Recent Content by Annie Scotland

Hi Ken,Mike & Hana, Many, many thanks for all your advice. I am going to take the approach of phoning Mum's doctor (who is unapproachable and speaks down to you all the time) and ask him to explain all the questions you guys have put forward. I will write down everything he says and let you...

Hi again, Sorry to take so long to get back to you all. My Mum's tablet is called Gliclazide. She was taking 1 X 80mg per day before breakfast and since her last 'hypo' was told over the phone to cut it in half to 40mg per day. Now, this is where you guys might be able to help me. Is this...

Hi Mike and Sue, Thanks for the nice welcome. Yes, I find it strange that she needs so much sugar. I will let you know the name of the pill she takes. The level of care she receives from her carers are second to none. But they only clean her up and make her comfortable, they are not medics...

Ok thanks. I understand what you are saying but there is nowhere else to go to change doctors. Thank you anyway for your response. Annie xx

Hi all. I'm Annie from Scotland. Nice to meet you all. Whilst I am not diabetic, this is a sad tale about my Mother. She has been disabled for the past 30 years due to nerve damage in her spine and could only be 'pain free' by lying down in bed, hence she could not go out of the house as...