Please help
My father is a 47 year old diabetic who has been noncompliant for
about fifteen years (basically since diagnosis). He is currently in
a nursing home. He is on the following meds:
1. Demadex
2. Protonix
3. Plavix
4. Tetracylcine
5. Cardizem CD
6. Sodium Bicarbonate
7. Zarozyline
8. Feasal
9. Celexa
10. Insulin
11. Procrit
Forgive me on the spelling of these.
He is on the following dietary restrictions:
1. Diabetic Diet
2. Low Sodium
3. Fluid Restriction 1ltr a day
4. Potassium Restriction 1 gram a day
He is on Medicaid. The social worker is working on a discharge plan
for him. He is going to be evaluated tomorrow by a home care
agency. They say I would only get a nurse once a week but I would
get Aids every day. I could also call and a nurse would come if I
have trouble with him.
At home his sugar always runs high. We have a meter that goes up to
600 and the hope is that we can get a reading on the meter. The
higher his sugar is the more moody and nasty he is. It is me (I’m
23) and my 14yr old brother at home. I don’t feel comfortable
bringing him home because I know he’s not going to do the right
things. The doctor has even said that he’s terminal and that he’s
going to die if he comes home. We are trying to stall him coming
home until after the holidays. I have no clue what to do.
Any suggestions?