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<blockquote data-quote="MrsA2" data-source="post: 2370769" data-attributes="member: 521715"><p>at the time of your mums stroke, were you a medically qualified doctor with lots of resources and tests at your finger tips? If not you have nothing to feel guilty about. Strokes are difficult to identify even in a fully equipped hospital setting </p><p>What type of disability does she have now? What stops her taking control of her own food choices?</p><p>Did you know that diabetics has a strong link to genetics and most of us who have it have relatives who have it, and not because we all eat the same things. Many slim people have diabetics, </p><p></p><p>Best advice to you is</p><p>A) stop beating yourself up with guilt. It is NOT your fault</p><p>B) start learning about diabetes, it is not as bad as people think</p><p>C) get support for yourself and your mental well being... like on aircraft where they tell you to put your oxygen mask on before helping anyone else, as a carer you need to look after yourself first to then be able to help her</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrsA2, post: 2370769, member: 521715"] at the time of your mums stroke, were you a medically qualified doctor with lots of resources and tests at your finger tips? If not you have nothing to feel guilty about. Strokes are difficult to identify even in a fully equipped hospital setting What type of disability does she have now? What stops her taking control of her own food choices? Did you know that diabetics has a strong link to genetics and most of us who have it have relatives who have it, and not because we all eat the same things. Many slim people have diabetics, Best advice to you is A) stop beating yourself up with guilt. It is NOT your fault B) start learning about diabetes, it is not as bad as people think C) get support for yourself and your mental well being... like on aircraft where they tell you to put your oxygen mask on before helping anyone else, as a carer you need to look after yourself first to then be able to help her [/QUOTE]
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