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Sorry everyone, I need to have a good rant. I didn't want to post in the off topic board as it is diabetic related.
As many of you know and have been supporting with my Dad's diabetes, he didn't manage it before surgery. Which probably caused the PAD and need for vascular surgery. So he's out of hospital, the operation went well although he will be in pain for another 3-4 weeks. But he is refusing to accept responsibility for managing his diabetes.
He's 72 and apart from this he is medically and mentally fit.
I know if I didn't test his blood sugar he wouldn't bother, if I didn't control his diet he wouldn't bother.
I am beginning to see why his first doctor didn't do much, he probably thought he was wasting his time.
Now I have a nurse coming to see him today, a doctors appointment for next week and he is talking no interest at all in looking after himself.
I understand post operative depression and I am trying to be sympathetic but he won't even go for a walk, he needs to walk short distances everyday to help the bypass and the blood flow.
I don't really know what else to do, sorry again for the moan !
As many of you know and have been supporting with my Dad's diabetes, he didn't manage it before surgery. Which probably caused the PAD and need for vascular surgery. So he's out of hospital, the operation went well although he will be in pain for another 3-4 weeks. But he is refusing to accept responsibility for managing his diabetes.
He's 72 and apart from this he is medically and mentally fit.
I know if I didn't test his blood sugar he wouldn't bother, if I didn't control his diet he wouldn't bother.
I am beginning to see why his first doctor didn't do much, he probably thought he was wasting his time.
Now I have a nurse coming to see him today, a doctors appointment for next week and he is talking no interest at all in looking after himself.
I understand post operative depression and I am trying to be sympathetic but he won't even go for a walk, he needs to walk short distances everyday to help the bypass and the blood flow.
I don't really know what else to do, sorry again for the moan !