Daughter of Type 2 Insulin Dependent Diabetic

I know this is contrary to what a lot of people might believe is the best thing to do, but I would call her doctor if she were my mother. He needs to know so that when he does see her he will have sufficient information to treat her. I think you're absolutely right. We need to step in when our loved ones are in denial. I know that's what I did with my dh who is Type I. I just called Joslin Clinic and told him when his appointment was. It changed our lives with how his diabetes is managed. I also have a 90 yo mother who is resistant to seeing the doctor. She hates her primary care doc,
so I have called another doc I know she likes who is a friend's doc and gotten her on the waiting list so we can get her to a checkup appointment. If the Mom refuses to go when the appointment arises, then that is another matter and you won't have much say in it. But if you call the doc and make him aware .. then perhaps the Mom can be helped. It is life-threatening after all when the blood sugar is that high.

I disagree that it is our place to step in when our loved ones are in denial. I explain in more detail why I say this in my reply to Rusty, but even though my mother is in denial (and she's been a Diabetic for 21 years and strictly on insulin now to control her Type 2 Diabetes since she can't handle the protocols for Type 2 Diabetics and the fact that because she has had the disease so long the meds don't work for her anymore even if the side effects were ones that would go away) and I would love to do more to intervene because of my love for my mom in the end it is her decision as she can speak for herself.

If I try to intervene further even though I know she's in denial it's only going to alienate her and make her mad at me. For years I used to worry about my mom so much that I came close to making myself sicker. After a while I had to learn to let go on that. I fear that the only way she's going to get this is when the day comes that she has a complication from this disease like a sore that won't heal.