Mom’s Status: 2010-01-14
Pending Appointments And Issues
- Thursday, 2010-01-14 @ 11:00 AM: Appointment with orthopedist for a quarterly checkup on the progress of healing of her charcot foot. Sister Mary Ann will drive us to this. DONE.
- Friday, 2010-01-15 @ 1:30 PM: Appointment with her PCP. Sister Jojo will drive us. Ask the PCP for the following items:
- A new prescription for a 90-day supply of gabapentin 300 MG caps, taken twice a day.
- A blood test to see if Mom has a vitamin D deficiency.
- Friday, 2010-01-22 @ 2:30 PM: Appointment with her eye doctor.
- Wednesday, 2010-04-14 @ 11:10 AM: Appointment with orthopedist for the next quarterly checkup on the progress of healing of her charcot foot.
09:30 AM: Blood sugar: 199. Covered this and her breakfast with 18 units of log insulin.
09:40 AM: Dispensed Mom’s Morning meds.
11:30 AM: The orthopedist says the following:
- Mom’s feet have improved significantly from the Charcot bone problems.
- She can begin walking again, sparingly, using a walker, and then a cane later.
- She’ll need physical therapy to help gain her strength and retrain her legs.
- But it appears that the worst of this ordeal is over. Let’s hope.
- She should continue wearing the boot on her right foot, for the foreseeable future.
- She should obtain diabetic shoes to wear on the left foot, to minimize the risk of getting an ulcer or blister unknowingly.
Her next appointment with the orthopedist is scheduled for April 14th, 2010.
Log
02:00 PM: Dispensed Mom’s lunch time meds.
02:02 PM: Covered her lunch with 24 units of log insulin.
06:00 PM: Dispensed Mom’s evening meds.
06:05 PM: Blood sugar: 94. Excellent!
09:40 PM: Blood sugar: 127. Covered with 6 units of log insulin.
09:45 PM: Dispensed Mom’s night-time meds, including the 40 units of N insulin.