Joe- until her next appointment, she should eat a healthy/balanced and scheduled diet to help prevent large fluctuations in her blood glucose. She ought to eat a little something- healthy not just high in sugar- every four hours during the daytime. This will help keep her from bottoming out her sugar levels.
Please don't get caught up in hearing the worst case scenario, its just information and she MAY not even have diabetes...but FWIW:
The most common acute (emergency) for diabetics is a very low blood sugar level which can cause shock/coma. Don't worry, it is very rare in type II patients to get to this level, but you prevent this by always having a piece of candy or jelly with her. If she feels the hypoglycemic effects coming on, pop the sugar in her mouth. Better safe than sorry until you find out her real diagnosis... Good luck with her appointment.
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