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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1525255" data-attributes="member: 345386">Oh dear.  I'm sorry your Dad is having problems at the moment.If your Dad has an infection, that may well be impact how his numbers are running.  Many people report this, to a greater or lesser extent.It would probably be worthwhile asking if the medics are talking about insulin whilst he is in hospital, or for the foreseeable future.  In hospital the medics will sometimes divert to insuline in order to get a hold of the blood numbers quickly.  I know I had a T2 relative in hospital recently, who was put on insulin pretty much as he arrived there.  I was quite shocked, as my understanding was that he had previously been on meds, but they were some way off running out of options for oral meds.If it is any consolation, my relative stayed on insulin until shortly before going home.  He too really didn't fancy the idea of injecting, but he's now back on the meds he was on before, albeit at a one step up higher dose.  Fingers crossed for your Dad.</blockquote>

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