Hi I care for my mother who in the last week has been diagnosed with steroid induced diabetes. They have started her on a tablet to try and control it for now as they don’t want her to see a healthcare professional to show her insulin as she is already extremely high risk due to other existing health conditions.
she got a meter from a family member last night and her blood sugar today has just been climbing continually going from 8 before her breakfast to 18.4 after her lunch.
What can we do to try and bring this down or control it a little more? She’s been getting headaches dry mouth slurred so speach etc. We are at a loss of what to do as nothing has been explained to us at all. She lives alone and I’m her carer, I see her every day but with this new diagnosis and high levels I’m frightened to leave her.
she got a meter from a family member last night and her blood sugar today has just been climbing continually going from 8 before her breakfast to 18.4 after her lunch.
What can we do to try and bring this down or control it a little more? She’s been getting headaches dry mouth slurred so speach etc. We are at a loss of what to do as nothing has been explained to us at all. She lives alone and I’m her carer, I see her every day but with this new diagnosis and high levels I’m frightened to leave her.