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<blockquote data-quote="ladybird64" data-source="post: 1090767" data-attributes="member: 29023"><p>I'm going to be bolshie and say my nightmare was how my type 2 was handled while on an Oncology ward<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> If I'd eaten what thy were insisting I ate, my levels would have been through the roof and I would have felt even worse than I did at the time - guess it works both ways.</p><p>Having had some experience of how diabetes was addressed when my mum was so ill towards the end of her life, I can partially understand the reticence, particularly if the person is on a lot of other medication, as many of the elderly unfortunately are. When mum was admitted to hospital, over and over I saw that when her levels were checked, they were significantly raised but the checking just seemed to be there for the sake of it, no action was taken. Same with gp care, there seems to be a very relaxed attitude about it all. I think for some - obviously not all - they do feel they have reached an age where they should be allowed their "treats", and if the HCP's aren't worried, they won't worry either.</p><p></p><p>It's a difficult one to deal with..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ladybird64, post: 1090767, member: 29023"] I'm going to be bolshie and say my nightmare was how my type 2 was handled while on an Oncology ward:cool: If I'd eaten what thy were insisting I ate, my levels would have been through the roof and I would have felt even worse than I did at the time - guess it works both ways. Having had some experience of how diabetes was addressed when my mum was so ill towards the end of her life, I can partially understand the reticence, particularly if the person is on a lot of other medication, as many of the elderly unfortunately are. When mum was admitted to hospital, over and over I saw that when her levels were checked, they were significantly raised but the checking just seemed to be there for the sake of it, no action was taken. Same with gp care, there seems to be a very relaxed attitude about it all. I think for some - obviously not all - they do feel they have reached an age where they should be allowed their "treats", and if the HCP's aren't worried, they won't worry either. It's a difficult one to deal with.. [/QUOTE]
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