Hello everyone,
I'm hoping somebody can tell me how my mother will be affected by a sudden withdrawal of munching on mini Mars Bars. She has had insulin dependent diabetes for about 10 years, is 86 years old and sadly beginning to decline. She has always carried mini Mars Bars with her "just in case" but has secretly been munching on many of these a day for years! Whenever she has a checkup at the GP, she denies ever eating chocolate. But my sister has told me that she's suddenly stopped eating them over the last couple of days. She administers her own insulin.
She has an assessment in about 10 days time, should she see somebody before that? My sister is her carer and tells me that she's behaving normally (for her) with no obvious changes. Does anyone have any advice I can pass on?
I'm hoping somebody can tell me how my mother will be affected by a sudden withdrawal of munching on mini Mars Bars. She has had insulin dependent diabetes for about 10 years, is 86 years old and sadly beginning to decline. She has always carried mini Mars Bars with her "just in case" but has secretly been munching on many of these a day for years! Whenever she has a checkup at the GP, she denies ever eating chocolate. But my sister has told me that she's suddenly stopped eating them over the last couple of days. She administers her own insulin.
She has an assessment in about 10 days time, should she see somebody before that? My sister is her carer and tells me that she's behaving normally (for her) with no obvious changes. Does anyone have any advice I can pass on?