Diabetics in Care Homes -Safe discharge from hospital

[sugarless sue]

All the wheelchairs should have foot rests to stop feet touching the ground and it is only contravening the Human rights(restraint) if you use a strap when the wheelchair is NOT moving,if the patient is at risk in moving wheelchair and it has been documented as such then using a strap as a safety precaution is allowed.I was horrified at how the nurses placed people in wheelchairs with the foot rests still forward,the potential for injuring legs is massive!

The foot rests aren't much use when the patient slips forward. The pusher can't see the feet, & they can scrape on the ground. The legs need supporting, & the back needs to recline to maintain a balance & allow an elderly pusher to manage.

All the wheelchairs we use have foot straps on the foot rests,but yes it is a problem,one you have to constantly watch for.

 

[Bigley]

Think that doctor needs to go back to medical school!

Symptoms of hypo:
If a person does not or cannot respond by eating something to raise blood glucose, the levels of glucose continue to drop. Somewhere in the 45 mg/dl range, most patients progress to neuro-glyco-penic ranges (the brain is not getting enough glucose). At this point, symptoms progress to confusion, drowsiness, changes in behavior, coma and seizure.

Hyper:
Left untreated, hyperglycaemia may result in diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious condition due to a lack of insulin. This causes the body to try to find energy from other sources as it cannot use the glucose in the blood. Ketones and acid form as a result. The condition is characterised by vomiting, drowsiness, smell of acetone (like pear drops) on the breath and can result in coma.

A diabetic who comits a crime whilst Hypo or hyper as long as it wasn,t self induced to allow them to commit a crime is not guilty. They are acting without any consciousness of what is being done
Automation.
A service user should have documented in their assesment that whilst |Hypo or Hyper they are not in their right minds and therefore Human rights does not come into it- Someone needs to act on their behalf and get medical attention for them.

We must fight to get this misunderstanding rectified and protect our friends and relatives who are in care
I intend to see my MP re my sons case- we need to have this discussed in Parliament - the minister for Health should be aware of what is happening.
Anyone out there willing to support me? Can we get a petition up?

This article is about human insulin,don't know if he was on that but makes interesting reading re memory loss.
http://www.epolitix.com/EN/Forums/Insul ... 084E87.htm

To put another point however,the Human Rights Act(please don't flame me!!but groan if you want!!)
is a big issue in caregiving at the moment.Any consenting adult that is noncomplient with their medication or treatment comes under this and it is their right to refuse even if it makes them worse,that is their choice!!