N H S can't believe it

Yes same here Whittaker we supply everything he needs without a second thought   Even sanwhiches he has to have  ready for early hrs has he is prone to many hypers and hypos during the night, the ward couldn't supply any monday night the canteen had sold out 

WOW,  Roobz,  so  very  sorry  to  hear  about  your  sons  problems  --  could  not  the  hospital  just  fold  up  a  blanket  &  tuck  it  under  the  head  pillow,  releasing  one  for  the  leg  ??  Its  the  sort  of  "Make  Do"  thing  we  all  do  I  think.

But  as  for  the  Hypers  &  Hypos  occuring  over-night  in  hospital  ==  where  the  blazes  was  the  Hospitals  dedicated  Diabetes  Team  ??  --  on  the,  thankfully  very  few,  times  I've  been  in  hospital  in  Crewe  &  Manchester  the  Dedicated  teams  have  almost  out  numbered  the  regular  Ward  Staff  !!

Diabetes  UK  have  a  booklet  on  the  treatment/care  that  diabetics  should  receive  whilst  in  Hospital ,  it  might  be  worth  ringing*  or  E Mailing+  them  to  see  if  you  can  get  one  posted  out.  Altho'  I  know  it  won't  help  right  now,  it  just  might  in  the  Future.

*  0345 123 2399          +   careline@diabetes.org.uk

Give  the  Lad  our  Best  wishes  &  tell  him  we  will  be  thinking  of  him  tomorrow  &  in  the  future.

Brian

Agree totally Brian, just a bit of common sense needed (which is free.) Ruby I do hope all goes well, so sorry your son has to go through with this surgery and I wish him and the family all the best too. x.

RT

Sorry to hear about your son.

On the point about the pillows, does not the bed electronically adjust position at the top of the bed to raise the head and shoulders which should mean you shouldn't need extra pillows?

David

Thank you Brian your very kind as all who have posted 

there are good and not so good diabect staff he has been diabetic for 8 yrs now our older son was diabetic for 10 yrs as a family we do know rather a lot about it and the help that's out there but again it can be down to who !  Good or not so good 

today for instance his bloods went up to 30+ when that was soughted 2hrs later dropped to 3.2 and this happened while he is on a sliding scale ( insulin by intravenous) they have yet not found a reason after 4 yrs why this is happening he has been diabetic for 8 yrs his brother was very similar 

B

Hello David , and thank you yes he has an electric bed and it does help   But my son is on the thin side and it becomes very uncomfortable so extra pillows do help as the hospital can be very warm he has used his bedcover under his leg we all improvise at some point and when he rang me and asked for the pillow and why it just shocked me that they could'nt rather than wouldent supply one 

Hello David , and thank you yes he has an electric bed and it does help   But my son is on the thin side and it becomes very uncomfortable so extra pillows do help as the hospital can be very warm he has used his bedcover under his leg we all improvise at some point and when he rang me and asked for the pillow and why it just shocked me that they could'nt rather than wouldent supply one 

Write your comments here...I'm surprised at this, I work in a hospital nd can't ever see this request been denied, I wonder if there is a breakdown in communication 

Hello David , and thank you yes he has an electric bed and it does help   But my son is on the thin side and it becomes very uncomfortable so extra pillows do help as the hospital can be very warm he has used his bedcover under his leg we all improvise at some point and when he rang me and asked for the pillow and why it just shocked me that they could'nt rather than wouldent supply one 

Write your comments here...I'm surprised at this, I work in a hospital nd can't ever see this request been denied, I wonder if there is a breakdown in communication 

Ex NHS myself.

When I had abdominal surgery 10 years ago, I found that the most comfortable position was with the head end of my (non electric) bed propped up. I could have done with extra pillows but none were available, all in use.

Similar story with staff, just not enough of them.