I found Mom unresponsive in her SNF with a glucose 56. She had a Libre monitor placed on her arm and the alarm was going off. This was at 4pm. Her noon food tray was still in front of her.
To help keep her safe, we want the ability to see her glucose readings and be alerted when it's out of range. The SNF only knows her level if they scan the sensor. Any advice on how to handle this? She's got dementia and is bed bound.
FYI most glucose monitors bottom reading limit is 25. So if you ever see a 25 it could be even lower than that.
We have a prescription for a Glucagen hypodermic kit. That's the stuff that EMT's use to wake up a diabetic comma and it works quick.
The American Diabetes Assoc generally recommends an A1C of under 7; the American Association of Endocrinologists recommends an A1C of under 6.5. But BOTH organizations recognize and make concessions on higher acceptable A1C levels for elderly patients who are cognitively unable to recognize low blood sugar symptoms, or unable to reliably test/read a meter and take steps to reverse a low blood sugar emergency - especially those in a managed care setting. In elderly diabetes patients, the concern over hypoglycemia is greater the concern over hyperglycemia.
I would start with mom's doctor and see what (s)he recommends in regard to mom's medication management.