Hello, I’ve not been on here for a while as mum has been plodding along kind of okay with the usual memory loss and confusion.
However over the weekend I noticed she seemed to be more confused mainly over her medication which I have complete control of so she can’t overdose or forget to take.
Urine test dropped to GP on Tuesday showed no UTI and Tuesday afternoon at the memory clinic my passed all the questions with flying colours.
Yesterday she was so confused phoning me for reassurance about her tablets. When I got to her house she was in such a state of confusion I dialled 111 and they sent rapid response out (who were brilliant) and her water test showed a UTI.
I picked up the antibiotics prescribed and she can’t eat 2 hours before or 2 hours after which is a nightmare for a dementia patient with type 2 diabetes so she couldn’t start them last night.
I left her last night to come home (regretting now).
She called me this morning at 5am, I’m here now , I’m not sure she’s slept and she doesn’t know if it’s night or day.
Her call this morning said she had all her tablets laid out but wasn’t sure which to take as she muddled them up. I knew that couldn’t be the case as she didn’t have them but what I’ve walked into is all her diabetic lancets laid out in colour order thinking they were her tablets.
I just don’t know what to do, whether to wait for the GP to open and hopefully get through or take her to a+e.
I’d prefer a tablet for her UTI but could this be more serious.
I’m sorry for the long message but I just don’t know what to do. Her kidneys aren’t good either due to diabetes.
Would you go to a+e?
Thank you Lyn
However over the weekend I noticed she seemed to be more confused mainly over her medication which I have complete control of so she can’t overdose or forget to take.
Urine test dropped to GP on Tuesday showed no UTI and Tuesday afternoon at the memory clinic my passed all the questions with flying colours.
Yesterday she was so confused phoning me for reassurance about her tablets. When I got to her house she was in such a state of confusion I dialled 111 and they sent rapid response out (who were brilliant) and her water test showed a UTI.
I picked up the antibiotics prescribed and she can’t eat 2 hours before or 2 hours after which is a nightmare for a dementia patient with type 2 diabetes so she couldn’t start them last night.
I left her last night to come home (regretting now).
She called me this morning at 5am, I’m here now , I’m not sure she’s slept and she doesn’t know if it’s night or day.
Her call this morning said she had all her tablets laid out but wasn’t sure which to take as she muddled them up. I knew that couldn’t be the case as she didn’t have them but what I’ve walked into is all her diabetic lancets laid out in colour order thinking they were her tablets.
I just don’t know what to do, whether to wait for the GP to open and hopefully get through or take her to a+e.
I’d prefer a tablet for her UTI but could this be more serious.
I’m sorry for the long message but I just don’t know what to do. Her kidneys aren’t good either due to diabetes.
Would you go to a+e?
Thank you Lyn