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Help husband in hospital with high blood sugar and hospital carnt get it under control

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Ibby

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My husband had a brain tumour removed from behind his eye and is eye constructed In a 14 hour operation on March 3 and Had a complication of a bleed on the brain while he was being operated Which has caused severe problems with speech walking and coordination six weeks in hospital he came He came home and I struggle to care for him then he had a diabetic episode where his blood sugars were 30 and admitted to hospital he’s been in there just over a week and they still haven’t stabled out his blood they still say it’s too high i’m getting really worried now with all his other problems He’s a type 2 on insulin
 
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Hi @Ibby. Goodness, things look really difficult for you but you have to hold onto the idea that the hospital will get things sorted out and stabilised and he will be back home with you when that has been done

If you have not done so, can I suggest that you prepare for his homecoming by contacting whoever provides carer services in your area - something will pop up if you Google "carer services" with your local authority. The quality of carer services is a bit post code dependent but if you live in an area that treats their unpaid carers as they should, you should get support to help you work out how best to handle things.
 
@Ibby I’m so sorry to hear about your husband’s problems. It must be extremely difficult for you both to deal with so much in such a short time. Insulin is a balancing act and when things are unstable it can take a little while to get things sorted. Hold on to the fact that your husband is in the right place and getting the care and monitoring he needs.

Sending you both my best wishes. XX
 
I hope your husband gets better soon he is in the best place, I suspect no one here will offer better advice than what the hospital is already trying or want to give advice if they are a Doctor themselves as his case sounds complicated and they have no access to his case notes.

I’d ask his doctors why its so high - has he got an infection?
 
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Docb said:
Hi @Ibby. Goodness, things look really difficult for you but you have to hold onto the idea that the hospital will get things sorted out and stabilised and he will be back home with you when that has been done

If you have not done so, can I suggest that you prepare for his homecoming by contacting whoever provides carer services in your area - something will pop up if you Google "carer services" with your local authority. The quality of carer services is a bit post code dependent but if you live in an area that treats their unpaid carers as they should, you should get support to help you work out
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Docb said:
Hi @Ibby. Goodness, things look really difficult for you but you have to hold onto the idea that the hospital will get things sorted out and stabilised and he will be back home with you when that has been done

If you have not done so, can I suggest that you prepare for his homecoming by contacting whoever provides carer services in your area - something will pop up if you Google "carer services" with your local authority. The quality of carer services is a bit post code dependent but if you live in an area that treats their unpaid carers as they should, you should get support to help you work out how best to handle things.
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The hospital have put in place all he needs physio speech and language therapy and occupational therapist and Been in touch with adult social care it is them I am waiting for because they have not got any care calls available at the moment so my husband will have to go into a care home when he comes home from hospital for as long as it takes them to sort out a care call Which is stressing me out as they say it will be weeks I have been waiting seven weeks with him at home After he came home from hospital with no help at all now the hospital are saying his blood sugars have spiked up again he went in last week with blood sugars of 30 then they stabled out then yesterday they said his blood sugars were 20 and I spike to 17 in the night
 
BlueArmy said:
I hope your husband gets better soon he is in the best place, I suspect no one here will offer better advice than what the hospital is already trying or want to give advice if they are a Doctor themselves as his case sounds complicated and they have no access to his case notes.

I’d ask his doctors why its so high - has he got an infection?
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The doctors when he went in put him on a sliding scale insulin drip then took him off because everything had stabled out but they don’t know why keeps spiking up he is well in its self I don’t think he has an infection his blood they told me this morning his blood sugars were 20 and spiked up to 17 in the night
 
Inka said:
@Ibby I’m so sorry to hear about your husband’s problems. It must be extremely difficult for you both to deal with so much in such a short time. Insulin is a balancing act and when things are unstable it can take a little while to get things sorted. Hold on to the fact that your husband is in the right place and getting the care and monitoring he needs.

Sending you both my best wishes. XX
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He’s been diabetic on insulin for quite a number of years but I worry his blood Are so high because he’s had a kidney transplant and don’t want anything to damage his kidney it’s such a stressing time
 
Although it might be hard for you they hopefully won't release him from hospital without a care package being in place and I should press for this to be the case. There is supposed to be better co-ordination between the medical side of things and the care sector but unfortunately this sometimes does not happen as well as it should.
Take this time to look after yourself whilst he is being looked after. Do you have any family to support you?
 
Leadinglights said:
Although it might be hard for you they hopefully won't release him from hospital without a care package being in place and I should press for this to be the case. There is supposed to be better co-ordination between the medical side of things and the care sector but unfortunately this sometimes does not happen as well as it should.
Take this time to look after yourself whilst he is being looked after. Do you have any family to support you?
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No it’s just me at home on the dog with no help at all I don’t want him to come home without the care package but on the other hand I don’t want him to go into a care home for weeks and weeks as he’s only 61
 
Hi Ibby, I'm so sorry to hear about your husbands' condition. Sounds like such a difficult position to be in, I really hope things improve for him.

As mentioned, being in hospital will hopefully mean that his needs are being met and that they will be able to get things under control soon.

It's a worrying thought that he might go into a care home but it seems like it's only for a season whilst he gets on his feet. They might not be able to provide enough in home care when he comes out so have 24/7 support during the healing process is helpful.

I can't imagine how you must be coping at the moment so do take some time to look after yourself too. You're more than welcome to give us a call, to vent, ask questions or anything in between.

We're here to support you during this time so do let us know if there's anything we can help with.
 
Cherrelle DUK said:
Hi Ibby, I'm so sorry to hear about your husbands' condition. Sounds like such a difficult position to be in, I really hope things improve for him.

As mentioned, being in hospital will hopefully mean that his needs are being met and that they will be able to get things under control soon.
Cherrelle DUK said:
Hi Ibby, I'm so sorry to hear about your husbands' condition. Sounds like such a difficult position to be in, I really hope things improve for him.

As mentioned, being in hospital will hopefully mean that his needs are being met and that they will be able to get things under control soon.

It's a worrying thought that he might go into a care home but it seems like it's only for a season whilst he gets on his feet. They might not be able to provide enough in home care when he comes out so have 24/7 support during the healing process is helpful.

I can't imagine how you must be coping at the moment so do take some time to look after yourself too. You're more than welcome to give us a call, to vent, ask questions or anything in between.

We're here to support you during this time so do let us know if there's anything we can help with.
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It's a worrying thought that he might go into a care home but it seems like it's only for a season whilst he gets on his feet. They might not be able to provide enough in home care when he comes out so have 24/7 support during the healing process is helpful.

I can't imagine how you must be coping at the moment so do take some time to look after yourself too. You're more than welcome to give us a call, to vent, ask questions or anything in between.

We're here to support you during this time so do let us know if there's anything we can help with.
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I’m so mad that he has to go in a care home when all I need is someone just to help Bath him I can cope with most of the other things as he is getting a lot better I’m just hoping that while he’s in the care home he willStill get there physiotherapy and speech and language therapy that he needs he has to isolate for 14 days which is not good he has been in this care home before and he didn’t do very well at all mentally I’m also getting very worried that if he goes in the care home he’s got two very important appointments to go to one on the 25th for his skin cancer on his nose and one on the 28th For his neuro appointment to see his consultant after his to tumour removal and I reconstructed Which is very important I have to go within for both appointments as he has trouble communicating as he has speech dysplasia and hearing problems and they always need to see me to make sure the information is correct as he doesn’t always remember what’s been said to him him
 
Ibby said:
He’s been diabetic on insulin for quite a number of years but I worry his blood Are so high because he’s had a kidney transplant and don’t want anything to damage his kidney it’s such a stressing time
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I can absolutely understand that @Ibby It must be awful for you being at a distance and worrying about him. Stress can affect blood sugars too, as can so many other factors. Can he not go back on the sliding scale if that worked for him? Is his high blood sugar being corrected with fast-acting insulin?

I know you’ve said you’re at home with just the dog, but is there any local help available eg Age Concern, who could give you advice? It must be so frustrating for you.
 
Docb said:
Hi @Ibby. Goodness, things look really difficult for you but you have to hold onto the idea that the hospital will get things sorted out and stabilised and he will be back home with you when that has been done

If you have not done so, can I suggest that you prepare for his homecoming by contacting whoever provides carer services in your area - something will pop up if you Google "carer services" with your local authority. The quality of carer services is a bit post code dependent but if you live in an area that treats their unpaid carers as they should, you should get support to help you work out how best to handle things.
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Docb said:
Hi @Ibby. Goodness, things look really difficult for you but you have to hold onto the idea that the hospital will get things sorted out and stabilised and he will be back home with you when that has been done

If you have not done so, can I suggest that you prepare for his homecoming by contacting whoever provides carer services in your area - something will pop up if you Google "carer services" with your local authority. The quality of carer services is a bit post code dependent but if you live in an area that treats their unpaid carers as they should, you should get support to help you work out how best to handle things.
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My husband has been diabetic for quite a few years now Type II on insulin Nova mix 30 when they admitted him they put him on a drip on a sliding scale insulin which day removed after a couple of days because he was having A hypo Then he was moved to a ward and he was more stable because they upped his insulin by two units they were going to discharge him Then he was going to be moved to a care home because they couldn’t put the care plan in place then he was staying in hospital because his bloods had spiked I rang this morning and they said his bloods was in the night 20 and then 17
 
Inka said:
I can absolutely understand that @Ibby It must be awful for you being at a distance and worrying about him. Stress can affect blood sugars too, as can so many other factors. Can he not go back on the sliding scale if that worked for him? Is his high blood sugar being corrected with fast-acting insulin?

I know you’ve said you’re at home with just the dog, but is there any local help available eg Age Concern, who could give you advice? It must be so frustrating for you.
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His blood sugars I’ve been stable and then he was going to be discharged and then by teatime they said his Bloodsugars were too high to be discharged I rang this morning and asked what his Bloodsugars were like and they said they were high in the night 20 and 17 when it was checked They said they’d given him something else but I didn’t understand what they said it didn’t sound like they put him back on the sliding scale insulin drip
 
This sounds a funny question, but could it be the hospital food? On Novomix, your husband should be having set amounts of carbs for his meal so that his insulin doses work properly. Hospital food can have quite a few carbs and might not be working for him. Novomix is an inflexible insulin because it contains a mix of two types, slow and fast-acting. If your husband needs more of the fast-acting insulin in order to deal with extra carbs in the hospital food, it’s not possible to increase that without also increasing the slow part of the Novomix. It’s possible they’ve added an extra separate fast-acting insulin to help get his numbers down.

Never be afraid to ask them to repeat things, spell words out, or to explain things to you. It’s your right to know, and understanding details can help relieve stress because you feel you have a better idea of what’s going on.
 
yeah, when I was in hospital recovering from surgery due to diabetes complications, they brought me breakfast of white bread toast with strawberry jam and a banana when my blood sugar was >17. Quality.

The second time I went in as the first operation was unsuccessful, I tapped my private medical insurance and moved to the private ward for some more focused attention.
 
Inka said:
This sounds a funny question, but could it be the hospital food? On Novomix, your husband should be having set amounts of carbs for his meal so that his insulin doses work properly. Hospital food can have quite a few carbs and might not be working for him. Novomix is an inflexible insulin because it contains a mix of two types, slow and fast-acting. If your husband needs more of the fast-acting insulin in order to deal with extra carbs in the hospital food, it’s not possible to increase that without also increasing the slow part of the Novomix. It’s possible they’ve added an extra separate fast-acting insulin to help get his numbers down.

Never be afraid to ask them to repeat things, spell words out, or to explain things to you. It’s your right to know, and understanding details can help relieve stress because you feel you have a better idea of what’s going on.
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We never carb counted on his insulin the hospital are giving him salads a. lot so don't think it's the food as they are ordering it for him they've had the diabetic people out to him and they say they had put his insuln by 2 units and theyvsaid this morning they had given him somthing else as well
 
BlueArmy said:
yeah, when I was in hospital recovering from surgery due to diabetes complications, they brought me breakfast of white bread toast with strawberry jam and a banana when my blood sugar was >17. Quality.

The second time I went in as the first operation was unsuccessful, I tapped my private medical insurance and moved to the private ward for some more focused attention.
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He is in a ward fir diabetic people and they are ordering his food mostly salad and for breakfast weetabix so don't know what's going on as he's getting less food in there then at go home
 
Ibby said:
We never carb counted on his insulin the hospital are giving him salads a. lot so don't think it's the food as they are ordering it for him they've had the diabetic people out to him and they say they had put his insuln by 2 units and theyvsaid this morning they had given him somthing else as well
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It’s great the diabetes team are looking after him. I’m sure they’re working hard to get his blood sugar ok. It can take time because any changes have to be done gradually and slowly.

I hope you’re feeling ok. Do take time for yourself as well as focussing on your husband. X
 
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