Type 2 Mums Medication

[Thedaughter]

I will cut the story short but due to tinkering of my Mum's medication, she ended up in hospital on Saturday 8th with 2 TIA's and sky high Blood sugar levels of 28. She was on Gliclazide 80mg 3 times a day until Tuesday 4th when the gliclazide was stopped. They used a sliding scale saline/insulin until her reading was 8.8.

They put her back on Gliclazide 80mg once a day on Monday 10th, and changed this to 120mg daily on Wednesday, when I told them she had been on 3 x 80mg daily yesterday they changed it to that. Now they are discharging her although her levels are still raised and have changed her back to 80mg daily. What should I do, I am worried as I do not want a repeat of last weekend.

We have never regularly tested her levels (not advised to do so by our surgery) but plan to do so now.
by the way she is 94.

Help please

 

[sadiem]

Do you have access to a blood glucose meter?

If not I would be tempted to get one and test her blood sugars, keep a record & speak to your GP next week who will hopefully be able to help further if not put you in touch with a specialist nurse you can contact if you have any concerns & to get this under control.

I hope your Mum gets well soon.

 

[totsy]

Hi
i would test your mum alot and if at all worried get in touch with diabetic nurse ,as said above..keep a record and show the gp too,sorry i cant be more helpful,hope mums ok

 

[Totto]

TIA can be the forerunner of a major stroke, so keep an eye on her.

Diet is a beautiful way to control bg. If your mum feels she can cut down on bread and all things with grain like cereal and porridge, potatoes, rice and fruit her bg level might come down fast. Depending on her usual diet, of course.

She has a meter, hasn't she? If so, test before and after meals. We are recommended to test two hours after food, but I find it much more useful also to test at one hour.