Re: Help im Desperate for advise !!

[Guest guest]

this reply was really unfeeling and crude. i thought these groups were

supposed to be about help and support? jude

[Guest guest]

,

What do you want us to say - magic, Mom wake up your dying? I can't say

what she can live with, but my wife lived with readings in high 400's

for months, maybe longer. Her A1c was 17.2 which I think means pretty

damn high for months.

Maybe give her a reason to to take care of herself - it's not in your

hands...

Follow?

& T1 (and possible brittle at that)

[Guest guest]

Could your mother be depressed? It sounds as though she's given up.

Perhaps it would be beneficial for the whole family to get involved

in counseling. Even if your mother chooses not to go, I'm sure it

would be a comfort to you and help you cope with the inevitable that

may occur. She may have already have done irreversible damage to

herself both from smoking and elevated bg levels. You need to know

that it is not your fault and a choice that she has made of how to

live her life. I think it is realistic to be afraid to expose your

son to a possible tragedy that sounds like it could easily occur.

Sounds like you want to make sure he doesn't go over there by

himself, or make different living arrangements for Mom if she can't

comply. This could all be worked out in counseling. Has your mom

always been so self-destructive?

-DM

> Please I am calling out for anyone who thinks they can

> help me make my mom aware that her Diabetes is a serious matter. I

am

> 31 yrs old and my mom is 58 yrs old and I am so scared that one day

> my son is gonna come home from school to find her in a comma from

her

> blood sugar level being so high.To give you an idea of her last 12

> reading they were

> 354,373,452,389,540,395,423,475,380,394,427,HI,506,454 from what I

> have been told these are very high and dangerous and im scared.

She's

> suppose to take Insulin shots twice a day and im not even sure she

> does that.She also smokes as much as a chimney does i think shes

> smoking like 1 pack a day and have no plans in stopping either. If

> anyone has an ideas that might help me make her believe its a

serious

> thing please help me. I'm just hoping that with alittle true

stories

> or real peoples responses that she will wake up and understand she

> cant go on living like this very long. Thanks ahead of time for

> anyone willing to try and help me with my

> mom. and Josh(my son)

>

>

> I'm finding it so hard to care about my moms diabetes

> when she clearly does not have any care about it what so ever. I

wish

> I could just say its her life and leave it at that but I dont wanna

> have to explain to my 10 yr old son when she dies why she isnt

around

> anymore. Her sugar level has been well into the 300-400 for a few

> months at least. I lost my father at an early age of 50 from lung

> cancer and I just dont like to sit and watch her not give a care

> about her health. So for now I guess I will worry about my son and

> myself and just hope one day before its to late she will realise

just

> how serious diabetes is. I wanna thank everyone who has wrote to me

I

> did print it out and shared it with the rest of my family and I

also

> made my mom read the responces as well.

> and Josh(my 10 yr old son)

[Guest guest]

Hi -

I'm not sure how long ago you lost your father, but that means your mother

lost her husband, which must have been very hard on her. Old habits are

very hard to break and it sounds like she is really in denial about the

seriousness of her health problems. With blood sugar levels that high, she

will likely start to lose her eyesight and have circulation problems that

will result in loss of feeling in her feet and legs, something known as

diabetic neuropathy. This can get very painful and lead to amputation of

lower limbs. I know you know that she needs to take her health more

seriously.

Can you go with her to see her doctor? I think that whoever replied to you

that your mother is depressed might be on the right track. It sounds like

she may be too overwhelmed to deal with this herself. Does she live with

you? Most health insurance will pay for some kind of nutritional counseling

for diabetics - can her doctor arrange for that for her? Visits with a

therapist might also help. Maybe she needs some grief counseling, either to

help her get used to the idea of having health problems or to deal with

stuff left over from your father's death... there are any number of things

that it could be.

Anne

> [alldiabeticinternational] Help im Desperate for advise !!

>

> Please I am calling out for anyone who thinks they can

> help me make my mom aware that her Diabetes is a serious matter. I am

> 31 yrs old and my mom is 58 yrs old and I am so scared that one day

> my son is gonna come home from school to find her in a comma from her

> blood sugar level being so high.To give you an idea of her last 12

> reading they were

> 354,373,452,389,540,395,423,475,380,394,427,HI,506,454 from what I

> have been told these are very high and dangerous and im scared. She's

> suppose to take Insulin shots twice a day and im not even sure she

> does that.She also smokes as much as a chimney does i think shes

> smoking like 1 pack a day and have no plans in stopping either. If

> anyone has an ideas that might help me make her believe its a serious

> thing please help me. I'm just hoping that with alittle true stories

> or real peoples responses that she will wake up and understand she

> cant go on living like this very long. Thanks ahead of time for

> anyone willing to try and help me with my

> mom. and Josh(my son)

>

>

> I'm finding it so hard to care about my moms diabetes

> when she clearly does not have any care about it what so ever. I wish

> I could just say its her life and leave it at that but I dont wanna

> have to explain to my 10 yr old son when she dies why she isnt around

> anymore. Her sugar level has been well into the 300-400 for a few

> months at least. I lost my father at an early age of 50 from lung

> cancer and I just dont like to sit and watch her not give a care

> about her health. So for now I guess I will worry about my son and

> myself and just hope one day before its to late she will realise just

> how serious diabetes is. I wanna thank everyone who has wrote to me I

> did print it out and shared it with the rest of my family and I also

> made my mom read the responces as well.

> and Josh(my 10 yr old son)

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> My own mother suffers from

> depression to the point where you never know what she

> is going to do.

,

This caught my attention because I know more than 3/4 of people

respond to the approach of Dr. Abram Hoffer, who has been treating

depression, insomnia, anxiety and even schizophrenia with high-dose

vitamins for more than 40 years. I have been following his work and

I'm seeing a few of his patients.

I know and possibly a few others won't want to hear about non-

diabetic subjects on this list, so perhaps you would like to contact

me privately. In fact the offer is open to anyone who wants to know

more details on the off-topic threads.

regards,

Duncan Crow

duncancrow at shaw.ca

This caught my attention because I'm aware t

[Guest guest]

Oh my mom and dad got a divorce when I was a little baby and she has

been with my step dad since I was 4 yrs old..

> Hi -

>

> I'm not sure how long ago you lost your father, but that means your

mother

> lost her husband, which must have been very hard on her. Old

habits are

> very hard to break and it sounds like she is really in denial about

the

> seriousness of her health problems. With blood sugar levels that

high, she

> will likely start to lose her eyesight and have circulation

problems that

> will result in loss of feeling in her feet and legs, something

known as

> diabetic neuropathy. This can get very painful and lead to

amputation of

> lower limbs. I know you know that she needs to take her health more

> seriously.

>

> Can you go with her to see her doctor? I think that whoever

replied to you

> that your mother is depressed might be on the right track. It

sounds like

> she may be too overwhelmed to deal with this herself. Does she

live with

> you? Most health insurance will pay for some kind of nutritional

counseling

> for diabetics - can her doctor arrange for that for her? Visits

with a

> therapist might also help. Maybe she needs some grief counseling,

either to

> help her get used to the idea of having health problems or to deal

with

> stuff left over from your father's death... there are any number of

things

> that it could be.

>

> Anne

>

> > [alldiabeticinternational] Help im Desperate for

advise !!

> >

> > Please I am calling out for anyone who thinks

they can

> > help me make my mom aware that her Diabetes is a serious

matter. I am

> > 31 yrs old and my mom is 58 yrs old and I am so scared that

one day

> > my son is gonna come home from school to find her in a comma

from her

> > blood sugar level being so high.To give you an idea of her

last 12

> > reading they were

> > 354,373,452,389,540,395,423,475,380,394,427,HI,506,454 from

what I

> > have been told these are very high and dangerous and im

scared. She's

> > suppose to take Insulin shots twice a day and im not even

sure she

> > does that.She also smokes as much as a chimney does i think

shes

> > smoking like 1 pack a day and have no plans in stopping

either. If

> > anyone has an ideas that might help me make her believe its a

serious

> > thing please help me. I'm just hoping that with alittle true

stories

> > or real peoples responses that she will wake up and

understand she

> > cant go on living like this very long. Thanks ahead of time

for

> > anyone willing to try and help me with my

> > mom. and Josh(my

son)

> >

> >

> > I'm finding it so hard to care about my moms

diabetes

> > when she clearly does not have any care about it what so

ever. I wish

> > I could just say its her life and leave it at that but I dont

wanna

> > have to explain to my 10 yr old son when she dies why she

isnt around

> > anymore. Her sugar level has been well into the 300-400 for a

few

> > months at least. I lost my father at an early age of 50 from

lung

> > cancer and I just dont like to sit and watch her not give a

care

> > about her health. So for now I guess I will worry about my

son and

> > myself and just hope one day before its to late she will

realise just

> > how serious diabetes is. I wanna thank everyone who has wrote

to me I

> > did print it out and shared it with the rest of my family and

I also

> > made my mom read the responces as well.

> > and Josh(my 10 yr old

son)

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/23/2004 4:51:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,

duncancrow@... writes:

>

> I know and possibly a few others won't want to hear about non-

> diabetic subjects on this list, so perhaps you would like to contact

> me privately. In fact the offer is open to anyone who wants to know

> more details on the off-topic threads.

>

>

Hi Duncal, LOL diabetes or not, we get the whole body! Got to spend time

taking care of our bodies! Hugs, Marilyn

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/23/2004 4:51:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,

duncancrow@... writes:

>

> I know and possibly a few others won't want to hear about non-

> diabetic subjects on this list, so perhaps you would like to contact

> me privately. In fact the offer is open to anyone who wants to know

> more details on the off-topic threads.

>

>

Hi Duncal, LOL diabetes or not, we get the whole body! Got to spend time

taking care of our bodies! Hugs, Marilyn

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/23/2004 4:51:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,

duncancrow@... writes:

>

> I know and possibly a few others won't want to hear about non-

> diabetic subjects on this list, so perhaps you would like to contact

> me privately. In fact the offer is open to anyone who wants to know

> more details on the off-topic threads.

>

>

Hi Duncal, LOL diabetes or not, we get the whole body! Got to spend time

taking care of our bodies! Hugs, Marilyn