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Sue and Luci

Sue and Luci

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Tuesday

Yesterday was a bit frustrating as I did not get to pack/sort/clean a single thing. One of our processes at work didn't work as advertised and I spent a lot of time trying to figure that out...and I'm sure you all know that when you touch one thing, something else breaks...oh what a fun filled day...

And Luci decided to put on her high diving suit so I was jumping up and down to the timely tunes of the timer to catch a test on her...and feed...and test...and feed...what a day!

Mom was calling in the afternoon as now she can't figure out how to work the new glucose meter - saying it says 'E4' - I tried to walk her through another test over the phone... meter still says E-4 so she's getting an error message for unknown reasons, so if Luci behaves and work is quiet I'm going to go over there and try to figure out the meter issue with her. The reason she has a meter is because she's been insisting for quite some time that her confusion/memory issues are due to her 'low blood sugar' - some doctor agreed with her once upon a time that she has 'low blood sugar' and so far every test has come back - IMO - a bit on the higher side. I asked her to test before meals because that's when she feels her BG is the lowest and she feels like she needs to eat and even then the readings are over 100 - I think yesterday at lunchtime it was 142...hardly low...she's going to have an A1C next time she goes in for a monthly blood draw - perhaps they'll have some recommendations for her.

And with that thought - Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope you and your kitties have a pleasant day!:bighug:
 
What craziness Sue! I hope you get some time to go check on your Mother today.
Thanks for your pep talk the other day, it was very helpful and appreciated. It is what it is! :rolleyes:
Come down a bit Luci!
 
Oh what a day Sue.
Poor mom, she needs something simple. I personally use the very simple Walmart Relion Prime - and it is extremely rare to get an error code. The meter costs 10, 50 strips cost 10, and she already has a lancet device. Lots of people here use that on their cats I'm sure. I've had fancier, even expensive meters - and the Relion is as good as any IMO. My non diabetic relatives are usually in the low-mid 80s . . . and that's where I feel best too. The A1c is a great idea.
The above may not help; was just hoping it might.
Be safe out there!
 
Sonia & Leo said:
I hope you get some time to go check on your Mother today.
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Just got back from checking on her - so we both took our BG's today - the meter seems to be working just fine. She says she doesn't want to test her BG now...so I'm trying to get her to do it only when she's feeling like her blood sugar is too low - which she insists is at the root of all of her problems - mentally - she feels confused and unable to remember anything - still not accepting that her blood sugar is fine - she was 177 this morning - but had OJ and some cake apparently for breakfast - I said that's still within normal limits - nothing to worry about there - at least it's not low - so she finally agree to test it before dinner - I said once a day is fine...no need to test multiple times a day...

It's really too bad she's so thoroughly convinced that she has a hypoglycemia problem when it's most likely not true at all -- just some doctor once agreed with her and she's taken that to the bank ever since. Anytime she's confused or can't remember things - Oh it's because MY BLOOD SUGAR IS LOW! Sometimes even after she's eaten she's convinced it's her blood sugar. So the point to this whole exercise is to help her understand that her blood glucose is most likely not the issue - she needs to calm down and relax and top saying it's her blood sugar levels...it's the only thing I can even think to try to help her understand that there are other things that might be going on...

Oh well..better get back to work...and try to get something accomplished.

Sonia & Leo said:
Thanks for your pep talk the other day, it was very helpful and appreciated. It is what it is!
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You're so welcome! I need one of those myself every now and then...I'm in this thing for the long haul so sometime I just need a good talking to as well...

We're all in this FD boat together... LOL gotta make the best of it huh? :bighug::bighug:
 
Sue - you are so nice and helpful. My dad believes things like that too. I think I'm still in the stage of denying dementia is here to stay in dad, even though it's been rearing its ugly head for almost 5 years. I'm relearning all the old tools I was more familiar with when my grandmas were there, and often talking to my sweet uncle who has the same challenges. They are still in there. Stupid messy brains:(
It's got to be so hard with a mom. Hugs dear one:bighug:
 
Luci, LT is floating around in the lagoon and says he would be glad to share his floatie with you.

I feel for you and your mom and what you are going through. Both of my parents passed before encountering any changes in mental status, but my father- in-law developed Alzheimers and most of the family was in denial until the time he had to go to an Alzheimers unit at a nursing home. With your mom, it may just be age-related forgetfulness. But as they age, it seems the parent-child roles reverse. It takes a lot of time and energy to care for an aging parent.
 
Tina Marie and Jan said:
you are so nice and helpful.
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Ha ha .... I'll tell my mom you said that...she doesn't think so at all...she'd like to move in with me...but I know my mom...it would be a disaster...

And I'd be in violation of an agreement that allows me to work from home...No childcare or adult care allowed ... so that would put the kabosh on that privilege. I'd be hauling my butt out everyday to commute in and out of the city every day...adding another - at minimum - an hour on the road + prep time to get up and get out...I remember those days with disdain!

But thank you for your kind words and thoughts. Since you've walked in my shoes - you probably know, there is very little that I can actually do right - when mom tells it :(
 
Boing! From that drop yesterday! Safe numbers , just too fast of a drop.


If your mom had OJ and cake for breakfast and she tested 177 after she could have been too low prior. It is frustrating dealing with our aging parents. Sigh.
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
Boing! From that drop yesterday! Safe numbers , just too fast of a drop.


If your mom had OJ and cake for breakfast and she tested 177 after she could have been too low prior. It is frustrating dealing with our aging parents. Sigh.
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That's exactly why I keep asking her to test prior to eating...but she said she woke up at 6 a.m. worrying about the test - and then decided not to do it - just before 8 a.m. - who can figure?
 
You sound like me today! "One damn thing after another!!! "
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