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Hello, I am hoping for some advice about my father. He is 71 and seems to have totally lost control of his type 1 diabetes and is having REGULAR severe hypos. Many requiring ambulance call out. I’m talking 2/3 severe hypos a week and maybe an ambulance call 1/2 a month.
At 71, I am concerned that his ability to manage his diabetes is steadily deteriorating. My mother, at 66 is also struggling as she regularly has to intervene and try and force him to eat sugar which she often doesn't have the strength to do. The hypos seem to come on very suddenly and she often has to call my brother who lives 15 minutes away to come and help, this isn't ideal as he is often away with work.
I believe he spoke to a diabetic nurse a few weeks ago and they advised him to keep monitoring his blood sugar levels. Unfortunately, he isn't doing this effectively. His mood is low and he doesn't respond well when my mother asks him to take a reading. He is quite forgetful and also seems very tired much of the time.
The family are becoming very concerned and my mother worries about leaving him at the house alone for fear that he will have another severe hypo and either fall and injure himself or slip into a coma.
I have looked into diabetes in the elderly but there doesn’t seem to be much out there. He went to see the diabetic nurse recently but I don’t know how much he is telling her.
i just don’t know how feasible it is for this to go I like this and it’s pretty distressing for the family. We’ve not been able to see him as much this year for obvious reasons as he’s high risk but we’re going to have to stage some kind of intervention!
Any advice greatly appreciated!
thank you
At 71, I am concerned that his ability to manage his diabetes is steadily deteriorating. My mother, at 66 is also struggling as she regularly has to intervene and try and force him to eat sugar which she often doesn't have the strength to do. The hypos seem to come on very suddenly and she often has to call my brother who lives 15 minutes away to come and help, this isn't ideal as he is often away with work.
I believe he spoke to a diabetic nurse a few weeks ago and they advised him to keep monitoring his blood sugar levels. Unfortunately, he isn't doing this effectively. His mood is low and he doesn't respond well when my mother asks him to take a reading. He is quite forgetful and also seems very tired much of the time.
The family are becoming very concerned and my mother worries about leaving him at the house alone for fear that he will have another severe hypo and either fall and injure himself or slip into a coma.
I have looked into diabetes in the elderly but there doesn’t seem to be much out there. He went to see the diabetic nurse recently but I don’t know how much he is telling her.
i just don’t know how feasible it is for this to go I like this and it’s pretty distressing for the family. We’ve not been able to see him as much this year for obvious reasons as he’s high risk but we’re going to have to stage some kind of intervention!
Any advice greatly appreciated!
thank you