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Interesting comments above re low glucose levels in T2DM; totally concur with the comments about insulin. But sulphonylurea tablets such as gliclazide, glipizide, glibenclamide, glimepiride and tolbutamide can also make the glucose levels go too low. In the UKPDS study, sulphonylureas were just as likely to cause hypos as insulin. In Asplund's work from Sweden, one could kill an elderly Swede with just 2.5 mg glibenclamide (thankfully very rare). So, we are much more careful with these drugs now (don't all go and stop them), but one can have a devastating hypo in an older person with sulphonylureas quite easily. Don't mean to be scary, but want folk to be safe, and we have far more options now.

Lisa16 said:

The tablets the doctor put her on was Metabet
Very interested in the protein rolls at Lidl - can you let me know what the packet looks like so I can source these please

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They are in the fresh bakery section and look like this
http://nuutrii.com/article/lidl-protein-bread-rolls-review
They freeze well too, so stock up when you see them.

Regarding letting folk know that your Mum has diabetes, a good point. She might get admitted muddled due to a high glucose or muddled due to steroids, or if on sulphonylurea, muddled due to low glucose; so important to know, although diabets is so common, it should be considered by medical staff, even if diabetes not known.
There are medic alert bracelets, but they might just get left on the sideboard.
And it would be useful to have a list of medications and other health problems and any adverse drug reactions (like the metformin)
I think that Age UK used to do an older persons "Passport" which was brill - included patient details, next of kin, possibly thoughts on resuscitation etc, diagnoses, drugs etc, but I cannot find this on the net. Might be worth emailing them or walking in to one of their shops
Also, a print out summary from the GP could do the trick
Or, slog away and type it all out yourself.
What to do with the info, cos no good if no one looks at it. So, one copy with your Mum in her handbag; but in some areas, the ambulance men look in the fridge for this info. And one copy with you, and if your Mum has a mobile phone with a contacts list, you could stick your details under ICE (In Case of Emergency), but again, not sure if this is used much.
Having someone like you who is looking out for them ,even at a distance, is invaluable.
Best wishe

daisyduck said:

They are in the fresh bakery section and look like this
http://nuutrii.com/article/lidl-protein-bread-rolls-review
They freeze well too, so stock up when you see them.

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These rolls are great and very filling.

Lisa16 said:

The tablets the doctor put her on was Metabet
Very interested in the protein rolls at Lidl - can you let me know what the packet looks like so I can source these please

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Hi the protein rolls are in the fresh bake department as they are cooked instore they look like brown triangles