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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    Thank you everyone for your responses!!!
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    She doesn't go low too often, it's really just my anxiety about losing another parent. I can give any more info if needed.
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    Yeah, I need to teach her how to use a cell phone! She doesn't know how to even turn on a computer. We've got a lot to learn together.
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    Thank you, my Mom has been a type 1 since she was around 36.
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    Yeah, for now she doesn't want me to leave her and so she doesn't want me to get a job...but I feel like it's necessary for me and she knows that also. So she maintains that I shouldn't worry about her, and that leaving her alone to go to work is okay. I'd love for her to get into a support...
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    I've thought about working from home, it's just also very depressing for me to sit in the house my Dad died in...I feel like I need to be out in the world and meeting people, and making friends since I haven't any at this time. My mom has all her wits about her, I feel like she's certainly...
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    Her blood sugar only goes low on occasion, not that often, and usually at night. My Dad would always wake up and be there for her when necessary. But she has gone through a tremendous amount of stress these past couple of years, and has been hospitalized twice for DKA where they also...
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    My father passed away; leaving diabetic mother home alone?

    Hi, My Dad died on 10/06, and now it's just my 63 y/o mother and I living together in a rural area. My mother has type 1 diabetes, and considering our finances are up in the air, I need to get a full-time job. My mother does a pretty good job taking care of her diabetes...however I'm afraid...