grandma has Diabeties becomes violent?

Question

My grandmother has diabetes. Sho takes a orange pill for it.
She can be really nice at times and tell us how much she loves us. then then latter its I hate you I wish you were dead. She has even chased us around with a buther knife. this all coincides with when she eats high amounts of sugar. Every month when she gets paid she goes on a sugar binge. She doesent seem to realize she has this dieses.
But yet one night we had to call ambulance becouse she was going in a diabetic comma she was not feeling well that day and had not eatin. But before that the whole day she was so nice.
Can any one please tell me are these outburst due to her sugar levels. . A women a once worshiped had turned my feeling into hate. My son who respected her can no longer stand her. Maybe it would help me understand if I knew it wasent her but the diabetes making her asct this way. Please help my son wants to move out and there are not many night that I cry myself to sleep.
thank you,
furryangel2006

Answer 1

This isn't related to diabetes. She is obviously suffering from mental illness and should be evaluated as soon as possible.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Diabetes Can Cause Mood Swings. This Usually Happens When The Blood Sugar Starts To Drop. She May Need Orange Juice To Drink At These Times. Diabetes Can Cause Depression When Some People Think Of Depression They Think The Person Should Be Sad. This Is Not Always The Case Depression, Can Cause These Actions You Have Said She Had In Your Posting. You May Want To Talk With Her Doctor OR Your School Nurse About This, And One Or The Other Should Be Able To Help You. It Is Not Your Fault No Matter What She May Say To You. YOU Have Someone Who Always Will LOVE YOU FOREVER And That Is GOD!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

I know there are sugar highs and lows which can affect ones emotional state. However, I don't believe that this is something that would turn someone violent; chasing someone with a butter knife is violence even though it doesn't appear anyone was in any real danger.

Someone needs to speak to grandmother's doctor. She may be suffering from something else. I would assume she has had a complete medical work up since she was diagnosed with diabetes, but many things are easily missed when no one tells the doctor what symptoms the patient is having.

Good luck to you and don't delay.
Is there any possibility of talking to her when she is in one of her "good" moods. She is going to kill herself with her eating habits and sugar use.

Grandma is a danger to herself and others. That should be enough for the her doctor to speak with you about her. There are medical privacy laws, but he does not have to give you any personal information about her. He can just listen to what is going on.

Unless she gets some help, I do not believe you will be able to take care of her at home any more. It could be something that medical attention will help though.

Answer 5

This is what my doctor did.
One glass of clean water - like the fresh blood of a non diabetic.
One glass with water and lots of sugar - this yucky sludge is like the blood of people with poorly managed diabetes. It slows you down, you feel tierd, can not do what you used to do = result you sad /depressed then this makes you more depressed.
Also you can feel you are losing control as the disease seems to take over = depressive.
Major problem is that other organs do not work well.
If the kidneys are affected they do not get rid of all the poisons in the body.
These poisons affect one's brain.
Before I had diabetes I had bad kidneys. When the kidneys were really bad I had mood swings and would lose my temper due to poor functioning of kidneys.
Get Granny's urine tested, simple low dose penicillin can work wonders. She may feel guilty later. Explain it was the poisons not Granny that caused the problem

Answer 6

I do not think that Diabetes would cause your grandmother to become a violent person. If your grandmother f\goes on a sugar binge, then she probably needs to readjust her medication to help with this when this happens. You or your son might wish to speak with her doctor regarding this issue and see if he sugges maybe a little bit more medication for this. Sugar has to be counted in with the carbohydrate count of all meals and if she is eating too many carbs including the ones that come from sugary foods, then the doctor needs to be made aware of this. Your grandmother sounds like she has some type of mood disorder that needs investigating by a professional doctor or psychologist. My son does this, one day he is fine, the next day, he will be totally out of sync. He has bi-polar/schizo type behavioral issues and is on medication. Maybe your grandmother needs on medication for mood swings.

Answer 7

Your grandmother's mood swings are very likely due to sugar high/sugar crash. To diabetics sugar can be like a drug. I know of a girl that behaves in the most erratic, irresponsible behavior when her sugars are all out of whack, but can be the sweetest, most sensible girl when she watches her diet.

It is very difficult to be continually motivated to "do the right thing" when it comes to something as simple as a donut or gum, or a glass of juice or coke. The thing is most people just want to eat. I'm not diabetic myself, but I know plenty of diabetics. There comes a point where the body just starts giving out. This girl I mentioned earlier had blood ulcers on her legs, and is now slowly losing her vision due to deterioration of her blood vessels.

Your grandmother needs a support group. Get her someone that has problems similar to hers, so that at least she can commiserate.

Answer 8

Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia and erratic fluctuations in blood sugar can cause dramatic changes is behavior. The goal of treatment is to stabalize blood sugar levels. Diet, excercise and medication are imperitive in the treatment of diabetes and it can take time to coordinate treatment. Any dramatic behavior changes should be fully explored by the physician, to determine it's cause. It may be due to high or low blood sugar, but it can also be the result of other disease processes such as depression or an organic brain disease. A complete physical including psycological and neuroligical evaluation may be needed, as well as a good review of her diabetic education.
Good luck and God Bless.

Answer 9

Sounds like gramma is in denial of having diabetes. Yes, a person can get angry, possibly violent when their sugars are out of whack. Really out of whack. My ex bf once ate a cinnamon roll, with nothing else, and he got into a bad mood, and I told him to leave my house. He did. He wasn't mean, just high enough of a blood sugar, that he was in a bad mood. He has since discovered that he can have a cinnamon roll, as long as he eats something better-protein-with it. To help keep his sugars in balance. Please ASAP-get an appt. with her dr.-all of you! Get her blood sugars tested, find out what med she is to be on, make sure she does it as instructed, and let her dr. also know how she becomes violent, goes on sugar binges, etc. She may need to be monitored by a visiting nurse to come to her home to check on her. She may need to be moved into an assisted living home. I wish you all the best. Take care.

Answer 10

well this is some situation your in..the truth is that i could certainly relate..my dad is actually a diabetic & can be very angry at times... what works for me when trying to cope with this stressful situation is just trying to put myself in my fathers shoes..this disease isnt easy to deal with just imagine not being able to eat what you, feeling sick most of the time etc.. Its fustrating for you and also for them..i talk to him about the way he acts and sometimes it makes a difference and sometimes it doesnt.
It also sounds to me like your mom might have nerve problems it could be something unrelated to the fact that she is diabetic. You should inform a doctor and ask questions unless you understand exactly whats going on with her you cant help her. It isnt normal that shes going around chasing you all with knives its just not safe.
I wish you all the best of luck..just hang in there.