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Why do hospitals do this

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Preparedforjobnottolast · 21/01/2023 17:55

So I’m a diabetic in hospital just wishing I’d kept the nil by month sign. I’m so glad I got rid of the drip not sure what was in that. There was some sort of syringe (so I thought I can cope with that) then this big bag of saline? appeared.

Gosh they kept pricking my finger every couple of hours, last reading was 10.6 so it’s even higher then normal, the first meal has err arrived, the choice of chicken or tuna sandwich on whole meal bread (top choice, full marks for getting fibre in) but pudding just blows my mind some sort of cold custard crumble with squirty cream - really should a diabetic be served this.

I’m petrified what is to come next.

Oh boy how much can people put on in hospital?

Can’t hospitals donate uneat food to the homeless or something?

Sorry I’m just lonely with a want to go home (only other patient on my side ward is an elderly lady who is recovering from her hip op to the point I asked my parents to go so we can get the zzz’s in at 6pm ad we’ll both have no visitors now and I’m home sick for the comforts of my flat.

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newyearsresolurion · 22/01/2023 13:37

Just shows how people don't appreciate the NHS. Why not go private? Do you think that they're checking your blood glucose levels often just for fun? Taking your drip off yourself etc why go to the hospital on the first place? The menu biscuits tea with sugar etc that's just silly you have a choice to make.

Preparedforjobnottolast · 26/01/2023 18:00

I got transferred to a sister hospital (totally different experience, how sister hospitals can differ so much) when it came to a nice sounding pudding listing at tea time even an Apprentice Nurse said sorry I don’t think that would be the right choice for a diabetic.

I appreciate now the new inmate food served to a degree gets picked by the person leaving hospital. Apologies I didn’t know that at time of starting thread. x

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