Posted by Racer on September 28, 2005, at 18:33:05
In reply to I need help... SLS? Ed? Linkadge? larry??, posted by spriggy on September 28, 2005, at 13:15:14
That's my first question, if all he's using is Lantus. No fast acting insulin at all?
I'm afraid that I don't know enough about the other issues to have much to say about any of them, although with so much going on, it's got to be scary for all of you.
When he's not this wigged out, how lucid is your father? What's his mental state like on average? Is he coherent enough to work with a good treatment team? If so, I strongly suggest that you help your mother arrange to get all those doctors talking so that there's less chance of a bad interaction. After that, I'd also suggest -- very, very strongly -- that you provide a small safe to keep the medications in (except those that need refrigeration, of course) and have your mother play Nurse for him. Only give him what he's supposed to take, when he's supposed to take it, so that he doesn't abuse the drugs. Especially with the diabetes, that's a very dangerous thing for him to be doing.
If he isn't able to be helpful in his own treatment, it might be worth talking to an attorney about having a guardian appointed for him. It would probably be your mother, of course, but it would allow her a lot more freedom to get those doctors working together.
I'm sorry that I can't be more helpful. I do hope things turn out well.
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