Patients Diabetes (Type 2)
Please help me understand as a caregiver to my diabetic dad
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I'm a caregiver to my Dad. He is 76 and has had Type 2 diabetes for years. In February of this year he stopped taking all of his medications including insulin and has never checked his blood sugar. His doctor is aware of this and suggested hospice because he is also a alcoholic and drinks 8 to 10 beers a day. His doctor told him in February that if he did not stop drinking he would only have 3 - 6 months. He refused hospice. He also has COPD, stage 3 kidney disease, coronary artery disease, an ejection fraction on his left side of his heart of 30%. He has also had 2 heart attacks in the last 5 years the last on was in March 2018. He seems to have some memory issues. What do I need to prepare for????