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How do you measure?
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I am diabetic and I can measure my BG. My mother in law has just had
renal failure and been told she will be on dialysis all her life... is
there a way she can measure her need? May thanks
Patti
Penzance, Cornwall
On 19u Levemir @ 8pm and 9u Levemir @ 8 am
Novorapid as required
Perindopril, aspirin, Simvastatin,
300mg Quinine Sulphate & 75msg Thyroxin.
A1c 5.3
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| Judanne 2005-11-27, 12:59 am |
| Patti
Her need for what?
Judanne
"Patti" <patti.evanspen@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
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> I am diabetic and I can measure my BG. My mother in law has just had
> renal failure and been told she will be on dialysis all her life... is
> there a way she can measure her need? May thanks
> Patti
> Penzance, Cornwall
> On 19u Levemir @ 8pm and 9u Levemir @ 8 am
> Novorapid as required
> Perindopril, aspirin, Simvastatin,
> 300mg Quinine Sulphate & 75msg Thyroxin.
> A1c 5.3
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| Patti 2005-11-27, 12:56 pm |
| >Her need for what?
Sorry I didn't make myself clear. Her need for dialysis.
Though I now realise this is a rather silly question. Mother in law's
doctor had said to my husband "She will have dialysis as needed". We
did not know how she would measure her need for dialysis, or how she
would know when to go to hospital. Since then my hasband has spoken
to another doctor who tells us she will have dialysis three times a
week which will be arranged by the hospital.
Patti
Penzance, Cornwall
On 19u Levemir @ 8pm and 9u Levemir @ 8 am
Novorapid as required
Perindopril, aspirin, Simvastatin,
300mg Quinine Sulphate & 75msg Thyroxin.
A1c 5.3
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| Judanne 2005-11-30, 10:59 am |
| Patti,
And when she starts will, most likely, be based on her latest creatinine
reading from a blood test. Has she had a fistula created in one of her arms
yet? If not, and the dialysis is to start shortly, she will have a catheter
inserted into her upper chest to allow her blood to flow to and from the
dialysis machine until her fistula has been created and is mature enough to
begin to use 3 times a week.
Hopefully she will deal well with it, but when she first starts, the change
to the body chemistry may make her unwell for a while. Eventually, though,
most people adjust and accept dialysis as just another routine in their
week.
Best of luck to your family.
Judanne
"Patti" <patti.evanspen@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry I didn't make myself clear. Her need for dialysis.
>
> Though I now realise this is a rather silly question. Mother in law's
> doctor had said to my husband "She will have dialysis as needed". We
> did not know how she would measure her need for dialysis, or how she
> would know when to go to hospital. Since then my hasband has spoken
> to another doctor who tells us she will have dialysis three times a
> week which will be arranged by the hospital.
> Patti
> Penzance, Cornwall
> On 19u Levemir @ 8pm and 9u Levemir @ 8 am
> Novorapid as required
> Perindopril, aspirin, Simvastatin,
> 300mg Quinine Sulphate & 75msg Thyroxin.
> A1c 5.3
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