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Her BG was 16.9 just prior to her eating the next meal. I gave the novo rapid as could not risk it going any higher. I don't have a machine to test for ketones. The last time she suffered a hypo was in October 15. The nurse came earlier than expected 11am instead of 12.30, and my mums was...

Appreciate you can't give advice. And yes I think that this is the way forward. Albeit the GP has discussed with a diabetic nurse, I still don't feel comfortable with this new arrangement without a contingency plan in place. The GP is one of the senior GP's, however just recently she has become...

Mum sugar was at 7.4 before breakfast, I gave her two weetabix and no injection, as instructed by the GP, 3 hours later her blood glucose reading is at 16.9. Do I act as instructed and give her dinner and evening meal without an injection and wait until she retires to bed to provide Levemir?

Yes she did, but only briefly about 18 months ago. Wasn't a great experience, her sugar was 48 on admission, they put her on a drip and locked her insulin away. There were no diabetic nurses on the ward she was initially allocated to. Her sugars went down to 30 and they gave her a meal and...

I administer in the morning before going to work, a nurse supervises my mum self injecting at lunch and I return home (early from work) and do her evening and night time injections. My daughter helps out too. She is 20 and when home from uni provides support. I test her her at meal times and...

I need some advice, my mum is in her 87th year and suffering from mild dementia. Her GP is concerned that she may overdose. She has told me to stop her novo rapid during the day, and just use the levemir at night. My concern is that she will be reducing her intake of insulin by more than half...