I'm facing a difficult time with my parents. They are both elderly. My mom has diabetes, and my dad has been taking care of her, testing her BG and giving her insulin. She can't see well enough to do it herself.
Last year my dad had a stroke, and it has affected his thinking. He has been failing to write down her BG numbers, and he doesn't test her at all before lunch, so he picks numbers out of thin air and adjusts her dosages accordingly. (Who knows what he actually gives her!) When he catches me checking the memory on the monitor and writing them down, he yells at me. He also gets angry if I want to test her and give her insulin instead of letting him do it.
He is very stubborn (always has been) and flat-out refuses to see a doctor. He wouldn't even let my mom call an ambulance when he had the stroke; he didn't want her to leave his side.
Now it's up to me to deal with his rage in order to properly care for my mom. He's always had a temper, but not quite like he does now. I don't know how much of his anger is normal or how much is caused by damage from the stroke.
Either way, I have no choice but to take over with my mom and have him turn against me. Any prayers or ideas of what I can do to make this easier would be much appreciated. :cry:
Sandy