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I Work In A Ltc And Rehab Nursing Home. I Have A Pt With Diabetes That Wants To Eat Sugar, Sugar,and More Sugar. Surprisingly Her B.s. Is Finally Under Control With Po Meds. But I Have Another Pt. That Is Able To Go To The Store And Buy Her Sweets So When I Asked The Pt To Quit Buying Her Sweets (with The Diabetic Pts Money Of Course) This Pt Turned Me In To The Don . The Don Said I Was Wrong Because Alert & Oriented Pts Have Rights And She Can Eat Whatever She Wants And All I Have To Do Is Chart This? I Thought We Are To Discourage And Take Care Of Pts, Not Let Them Go Into Diabetic Coma? Anyone Know What Is The Right Answer ? I Just Find This Hard To Believe Due To Pts Rights? Help In Florida Thanks