He's 85 and he fell 3 or 4 days ago(sorry, I haven't had much sleep since so my time is a little screwed up). He didn't hit his head or break anything, just skinned his knees and bruised his elbow, but it really shook him up. I brought him home with me and have been watching over him the whole time. At first he was eating and drinking fine., and his oxygen was good. Then he started going down hill. He ate less and less and couldn't drink water without coughing and spitting it back up, and he has extreme diarreah . His oxygen went down to 89 and his pulse went up to 122. Got extremely weak. I had to call the ambulance though I was afraid to. Of course the doc says he has COVID which is BULLSHIT!
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Yes he is in there. I didn't have a choice, he was dying here. I tried a nebulizer with peroxide. I tried Quercitine with zinc and vitamin D. I knew he DIDN'T have covid but I thought maybe he had aspirated some and gotten fluid in his lungs. Nothing was helping. He got very weak fast and was almost completely non-responsive. He is 6 ft 250 lbs. I am 4 ft and a half 140 lbs. I couldn't lift on him alone when he has zero strength to help me. I could no longer get him on the commode and he was having diarreah. I had to do something. Right now they have him on oxygen and IV, antibiotics, and steroids. Also, insulin because he's diabetic and his sugars are too high. These are the only things I have agreed to.
That's interesting and thanks for letting us know. Were his blood glucose levels elevated before he went to hospital? Does he test at home (is he Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetic) or is this something new?
Type 2. He's been diabetic for many years. Hasn't been on insulin. just metformin. His sugars aren't great, usually in the teens, I try to be very careful with what I give him and cook for him but in his old age and being VERY stubborn (always) he will only eat certain things. Bread is his main problem. They didn't tell me his levels this evening, just that they wee too high. Besides being diabetic, he had a major stroke about 30 years ago due to cholesterol and has been on Warfarin ever since.
That must be very uncomfortable for him to live with blood glucose levels in the teens. I'm Type 1 and anything above seven makes me thirsty and warm and uncomfortable.
I'm a vegetarian and I cook without sugar or oil and my family always enjoys my cooking. Now isn't the right time, but after the current crisis, I'd be happy to share some recipes if you think it might be useful in some small way.
Yes, bread is a problem. I can discuss that with you whenever you like.