Just when you think things cannot get any worse, two weeks ago mum had a very serious heart attack, had fluid on the lungs, and has a slow internal bleed (which caused the heart attack). The Doctors and Nurses on A & E were wonderful, they really did save her life.
I won’t go into the horror of the terrible standard of care once mum was put onto the Ward, suffice to say they had no idea how to care for a patient with AD.
I am very pleased to say mum was well enough for the whole family to celebrate with her today her 89th birthday.
However whilst the doctors were carrying out their tests, they discovered mum is diabetic, to be controlled, thank goodness, by diet.
The staff at the NH have no problem at all controlling her diet, they make ‘special’ puds for her etc., when she cannot have what’s on the menu.
However, mum is missing her night time biscuit with her cuppa, the NH seemed to favour custard creams, chocolate digestives etc., all of which she is not allowed, also she likes to keep a stash of biscuits in her bedroom, 'a cuppa being too wet without one'!!
Does anyone have any experience of diabetes, and know what biscuits are fairly low in sugar that I could buy for mum.
Best wishes
Cate
I won’t go into the horror of the terrible standard of care once mum was put onto the Ward, suffice to say they had no idea how to care for a patient with AD.
I am very pleased to say mum was well enough for the whole family to celebrate with her today her 89th birthday.
However whilst the doctors were carrying out their tests, they discovered mum is diabetic, to be controlled, thank goodness, by diet.
The staff at the NH have no problem at all controlling her diet, they make ‘special’ puds for her etc., when she cannot have what’s on the menu.
However, mum is missing her night time biscuit with her cuppa, the NH seemed to favour custard creams, chocolate digestives etc., all of which she is not allowed, also she likes to keep a stash of biscuits in her bedroom, 'a cuppa being too wet without one'!!
Does anyone have any experience of diabetes, and know what biscuits are fairly low in sugar that I could buy for mum.
Best wishes
Cate