Re: got a problem...need suggestions..

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In a message dated 6/1/2003 4:54:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ramshur@...

writes:

> With all of the meds I take the daily

> pill reminder is my best bet and I keep that on my nightstand

Hi Sharon,

I only take 1 pill twice a day and 1 pill once a week. I use the pill

dispenser. I also have set up a reminder with AOL. I get a message every

morning

and every night reminding me to take meds. Most of the time, I do remember,

but once in awhile I may forget.

hugs

Eunice

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I take my pills with meals, (breakfast and dinner.) Can your husband

do that?

Elva

> As some of you may or not know..my husband (Jim) was dx'ed with

type 2

> diabetes in November of last year. Lately he misses his daily dose

of sugar

> regulated medicine (he tells me he just forgets to take it because

he is tired before

> bed and I am not awake to remind him to take it). I don't when he

tested his

> sugar level last. And to add to these things..he started eating not

so great

> again. He's not eating as bad as he used to but not as good as he

used to

> too...Any suggestions on what to do or say to get him back on

track?? Thanks in

> advance for any suggestions!!

>

> Best Wishes

> Sue...

> Wife to: Jim (7/26/97)

> Mom to: (6/23/88)

> (2/13/93)

> (4/8/00)

> na (10/2/02)

>

>

>

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In a message dated 6/1/03 4:20:22 PM Central Daylight Time, elva@...

writes:

> I take my pills with meals, (breakfast and dinner.) Can your husband

> do that?

> Elva

>

Elva,

No because they make him sleepy and sick to his stomach..tried that

.....thanks for the suggestions ...take care!

Best Wishes

Sue...

Wife to: Jim (7/26/97)

Mom to: (6/23/88)

(2/13/93)

(4/8/00)

na (10/2/02)

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I am in the habit of laying out my daily meds just before bedtime...I

have three little trays/dishes (the cute little ones you get as

souvenirs from places visted) on my dresser...I lay out tonight's and

the ones for tomorrow morning and afternoon every single night about

an hour or so before bedtime. I take meds for sleep and it takes

about that long for the meds to kick in....

In the morning it is so nice to already have the meds laid out (one

less thing to have to do half asleep!)...I take them after breakfast

and put my afternoon ones in my right hand pocket of my slacks. If

the slacks I wear do not have a pocket I get a small ziplock bag and

put that in my purse.

" Too tired " to put it plainly is simply an excuse...he knows he's not

eating right and doesn't WANT to know what his levels are because he

would then have to face the reality of it all...I know this to be

true because I have been going through this same thing the last few

weeks!

I am mostly eating better than I was 5-6 months ago (dx'd 4 months

ago) but I am not eating as well as I was 6-12 weeks ago !

Tell him quietly that starting an evening routine earlier in the

evening will keep him on track,,,,plus do not become his watcher...he

will end up resenting you for it! I had two people ask me in the

same day if I was " allowed " to eat what I was eating (low carb low

fat candy bar and ONE miniature peanut butter cup later in the

evening) and because of it I know that it part of what sparked my

rebellion ! " How dare they tell me what I can and can't eat?! I'm a

big girl now and know what I can handle and what I cannot...and it's

none of your business " ....of course I didn't say this to them and I

don't think I consciously thought that at the time...and in fact I

know these two people love me and were only saying it out of concern

for me, but just the same.......

So I know you have to walk a fine line...somewhere between caring and

nagging ! :)

Hugs, Jeannine

I don't when he tested his > sugar level last. And to add to these

things..he started eating not so great > again. He's not eating as

bad as he used to but not as good as he used to > too...Any

suggestions on what to do or say to get him back on track?? Thanks in

> advance for any suggestions!!

>

> Best Wishes

> Sue...

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I have a pill container that I can put a weeks worth of medication in.

Right now I am on nasal sprays for my allergies but I also take iron,

vitamin e, and a multivitamin and now the glucophage. I put all the pills

in the pill container for the week and I know what I took and didn't each

day. I have it right near my computer since I spend a lot of time on it and

it reminds me to take my medication/vitamins.

Jodee

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the bathroom is not a good place due to the level of humidity which

can cause meds to break down faster...the nightstand is fine...but I

also believe Sue's husband needs to take responsibility for HIS OWN

medications ! I don't have anybody give me my meds or remind me to

take them....my daughter takes hers without anybody reminding her and

I do not tell my husband to take his...I believe it is his business

and he's a big boy...

I have all my meds in my top middle dresser drawer in the bedroom...I

have one of those long dressers with a mirror and my husband's

dresser is the tall one. Having all of my meds in one place makes

life so much easier for me...I have five chronic illnesses (diabetes,

fibromyalgia, pancreatitis, migraines and osteoarthritis) so you can

bet there are a few pills floating around.....and I take herbal

supplements and vitamins. If I didn't have a system, the pills would

never get taken!

Jeannine

> Hi Sue--> If your husband has a hard time remembering to take his

meds try putting them > on the nightstand. Or leaving them on the

bathroom vanity right next to a > water glass . ,,,,,snip,,,,,,>

> Good Luck and Hang in there!

> Sharon in CA

>

>

>

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I have a very hard time remembering to take the middle-of-the day

meds so I have my e-mail program at work set up like you do Eunice to

remind me...not just once, but TWICE (at 1pm and again at 3pm)!

And even then I occasionally forget to take them....because some days

I get the message at a time that is inconvenient for taking pills...

like somone walking up to the window or coming in to use the copier

just as I get up to take them...I prefer to be private about it, so

then I wait....

Jeannine

I also have set up a reminder with AOL. I get a message every

morning > and every night reminding me to take meds. Most of the

time, I do remember, > but once in awhile I may forget.>

> hugs> Eunice

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>It really bothers me that everyone is snapping that it is Sue's husband's

>responsibility to remember his meds.

I'm new and I have not read the thread, but I can say that my husband

is a type one diabetic (for the last 20 years or so) and sometimes his

sugars are low and he NEEDS help - he is not entirely clear minded. I

agree that we all must stick together for the health of our loved

ones.

Carol

cedunster@...

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It is hard to display emotion on email but I was not snapping at Sue

I'm sorry if you felt that way Sue as that was not my intention at

all (I did notice my message was the only one you did not return a

reply to)...I was actually trying to support you since you can make

yourself sick with worrying over it....

As for remembering...try my method of laying them out (of the bottle)

on a little dish or tray...when you actually see the pills lying

there and not the bottles which after a while become background

decorations, they serve as a reminder.

Personally, I would get rather annoyed if I were to be reminded daily

....I know my husband supports me by other things like asking me if I

feel okay when I'm not looking so perky, or he walks slower than

normal so I can walk with him, etc, I don't need him reminding me to

do my medical chores....just my opinion and not presented in an angry

fashion...

Jeannine

> It really bothers me that everyone is snapping that it is Sue's

husband's

> responsibility to remember his meds. I agree to an extent, and

there are many

> ways for him to remember, but a little support and reminder won't

take time away

> from anyone to help a loved one. Not that I need it all the time,

but my

> husband asks me every morning when he wakes up (knowing how much I

go through in

> the mornings) if I have done my tests, taken my meds, and

remembered to eat

> breakfast. Sometimes it infuriates me, but sometimes it is nice to

know that

> someone loves me enough to remind me whether I need it or not. I

agree that we

> should each be responsible for our own actions, but sometimes a

little help

> and reminders do not hurt at all. I personally take so many meds

each day that

> I sometimes forget one or another even though they are all in a

basket on my

> nightstand. I'll take all the help I can get because this

remembering can be

> killer sometimes.

>

> Sharon in ca

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