On 7/17/2019 at 3:36 PM, Elisabeth Gerritsen said:
I'm 76 and I also fear the nursing home, where the cleaning ladies are tought to give insuline shots. My former cleaning lady told me so. So I asked her what she would do with a patient with low sugar? "Give him an extra shot insuline", was her answer!!! As if it was an aspirine! And don't ask her about gluten- and lactosefree meals, she has no clue!
My fear as well.. I've had several friends in rehab centers within nursing homes and talked to the nurses there and they had no clue what would be gluten free or not on their menu. My last stay in the hospital after they brought me several meals with gluten containing bread, gravy, toast crumbs on the eggs. My doctor told them I would only be eating things that were in sealed containers from the manufacturer. I had yogurt, fruit cups, milk, cereal (they had rice chex believe it or not) and pudding. He had put a sign on my door that I was not aware of that said All food and medication MUST BE GLUTEN FREE NO EXCEPTIONS with his name at the bottom.. they ignored it scary place to be
Celiac Disease and Hospital Care
in Summer 2019 Issue
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My fear as well.. I've had several friends in rehab centers within nursing homes and talked to the nurses there and they had no clue what would be gluten free or not on their menu. My last stay in the hospital after they brought me several meals with gluten containing bread, gravy, toast crumbs on the eggs. My doctor told them I would only be eating things that were in sealed containers from the manufacturer. I had yogurt, fruit cups, milk, cereal (they had rice chex believe it or not) and pudding. He had put a sign on my door that I was not aware of that said All food and medication MUST BE GLUTEN FREE NO EXCEPTIONS with his name at the bottom.. they ignored it scary place to be