Irene is 71 years old and suffers with Diabetes Type 2 and has done for over 10 years. She is currently using Insulin and Metformin to help control her Diabetes. She has numerous other health problems including Hypertension, Asthma, Arthritis and a Hiatus Hernia, which are all managed via various medicines.
Irene lives alone and babysits for her grandchildren 2 days a week, residing at her children’s homes while she is doing this. She doesn’t smoke and tries to exercise when possible, taking the children to the park and attending to her garden. She admits that since her diagnosis she feels that she is “in a fog” about her diabetes and doesn’t know what to do to help herself.
Irene’s daily BM readings vary from between 8 – 16 mmols/L and she checks it 3 times a day. Irene also reports having hypos 2 -3 times a week. She has little confidence in managing her diabetes but also struggles with the confidence to talk to her GP and the diabetes team, about how she is feeling as she doesn’t want to bother them or become irritating.
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