My mother is 86 and has dementia and diabetes 1. She refuses to drink her tablets for the diabetes and only wants to drink Coke and Cup of Soup with 1 slice of white bread and apricot jam. She gets up between 12 and 2 in the day and asking for coffee and 1 slice of bread. Then goes back to sleep and get up at 3 and ask for cup of soup and 1 slice of bread. Then I give her a cooked meal at 6 or 7 and she doesn't finish it. 10 to 15 minutes after the meal she asks me to make her soup and 1 slice of bread again. I want to get upset with her then but I just get up and do it then. Any advice please. I don't do a daily sugar level test but when I do then it is between 20 - 23....shall I just leave it to let it go its own way, because normally with that type of reading they go into in coma, but she seems to be fine with it and says she feels fine.
You could also have a schedule on the frig and every time your Mom eats, perhaps your Mom can write her initials or you can place a sticker... a visual to show your Mom when she eats.
One thing I would do **immediately** is stop buying soda - it is one of the culprits behind obesity and diabetes, amongst other health issues.
I'm not sure you can do a lot, but I'd do as Orangeblossom suggested and look under health conditions for more information. I'd also have a discussion with your mom's doctor about the situation. Any doctor who knows dementia is going to realize that you have a real problem here and that likely all you can do is your best effort to get her to eat the right foods. But a medical opinion would help you feel better (I hope). Good luck with this challenge.
Carol