Mom and her diabetes

Pardon me while I scream 😡 My mother came for a visit for the past 3 days. She has known she has T2 for over a year. Her control is minimal.She’s on Metformin 1000mg. She grazes pretty much all day and night. She tests about once a week. In fact, she says she doesn’t test because "I eat all the time and I know it will be high." Erk.

While MOm was here I talked to her about a low carb diet and the need to monitor her sugars so she can eat to her meter . She insists that her diabetic educator says she "has" to eat 45carbs per meal and 25 carbs per snack. 😮 OMG. I would be over 200 if I ate that many carbs. She weighs at least 190 and is making absolutely no attempt to lose weight. Her doctor is fine with that–he told her to just keep her sugars between 120 and 150!:eek: OMG! OMG! I did get her to test fasting *once*. She was 129.

Watching her eat just about made me sick. BBQ with white bread bun. Chocolate candy. Rice Krispies. Ice cream. Yesterday we went to a Japanese teppanyaki place where she ate almost 2 cups of fried rice. I’m still shaking my head. She has lost the feeling in both feet, but she says she’s okay because her cholesteral is fine. Ignore the fact that she has CHF, high blood pressure, severe sleep apnea and oh,yes, DIABETES!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!