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Skriven 2014-12-24 21:13:39 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 22163 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

 ML> There is a substantial movement toward oral meds vs. insulin,
 ML> probably fueled by those such as myself who refuse to
 ML> self-administer the needle.
 RH> I've no idea what the reasoning was, could be, they didn't think Mom
 RH> would have been able to. The last couple of years she was home, it
 RH> would not have been a good idea for her to self-administer it, and,
 RH> TBH, I don't think Dad could have done it for her.

 ML> Okay, that sort of explains that.

Sort of, but they've had an aide come in for several years now. I'm not
100% sure if she could do the shot, if not, I know the public health
nurse in the area could. It's a moot point, they don't seem that
interested in giving her insulin at the nursing home either.


 ML>  Also, if Mom wasn't
 RH> happy with her reading from one meter, she'd grab another (of a
 RH> different manufacturer; she had several) and take another reading. She

 ML> I took one course once where the instructor told me that I
 ML> was the worst writer he'd ever read, so I dropped the course
 ML> and found another whose instructor said that I was the best
 ML> writer he'd ever read. That kind of thing?

I've no idea what the rational was.


 RH> eventually gave that up; I think it was Dad's idea to do so, for some
 RH> unknown reason.

 ML> Which was his idea, the self-defeating procedure or giving it
 ML> up? I can think of reasons for both - not an actually good one
 ML> for the former, though.

I don't know why they did it, who's idea it was, why it was
discontinued, etc. The whole idea of using another meter to try for a
different reading didn't pass the sense check for me; I think it was
part of Dad's denial that Mom's health was deteriorating.

 ML> I kill consumer electronics. I am extremely sensitive
 ML> to sounds, but if they don't happen, that won't help.
 RH> Sigh! Still, you ought to have some source of a back up alarm.

 ML> The sensible thing would be to get a mechanical alarm, but
 ML> even the quietest mechanism would tend to keep me awake.
 ML> Sometimes I just figure I wasn't intended to get up in the

I've got an LCD one that doesn't make any sound, except when the alarm
goes off. It's also very small, about 3"x3"x1.5" and not being used
since I have a smart phone with several built in alarm functions/apps.
Right now, I've not a clue where it is, but when I find it, are you
interested?

 ML> morning. Anyhow, I don't like breakfast, never did, unless
 ML> it is proteinous and savory and a facsimile of dinner food.

Got your days and nights mixed up? (G)

 ML> Here's a suitable use for breakfast bread -

 ML>       Title: Balaton Fogas (Gundel's Special Recipe)
 ML>  Categories: Main dish, Fish, Hungarian
 ML>       Yield: 12 servings

 ML>      12 lb Fogas fillet

Would any type of fish work? I probably wouldn't use a strong flavored
one but something mild, like flounder instead.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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