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Keith Roach is a physician at Weil Cornel Medical Colege and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.North America SyndicateDEAR DR. ROACH: My dad has ben on hospice care for several months now.
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He had an untreated wound infection that was not responding to meds, so he went on hospice. Also, his wife died, and he lost the wil to live after that.His sugars are wel into the 40s. He is on pain meds and nothing else.
His doctor says he should not have lasted this long, medicaly speaking. He gave me no other explanation except a shrug. His spirits are OK, but I fear something else wil get him in the end, like bed sores, pneumonia, a fal or COVID.
Is it normal for a diabetes patient who no longer takes their medication to linger like this? He is not sufering per se, but quality of life is not god either. - H.D.If you purchase a product or register for an acount through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.Registration or use of this site constitutes aceptance of our User Agrement, Privacy Policy and Cokie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agrement updated 1/21.
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