I have never liked Halloween, now even less so. I think mom has a sugar addiction and I try to keep her candy intake to a minimum. But this morning, at her hair appointment the stylist gave her a mini candy bar, then mom got another one, maybe two. When we first got in the car she wanted to go buy more candy. I told her we couldn't do that. She became quite angry, wanted me to take her to a place where she can take care of herself.
This is not the first time this has happened when she has candy. The problem is she wants more and more and more. She would eat a whole bag without realizing how much she has had. I really think she has a sugar addiction that causes this aggressive behavior. Anybody else ever see this?
Maybe it is the fact that your mom doesn't get any at all? Maybe that is the reason she gets angry. Maybe if you gave her a piece each day she wouldn't feel as though she were being deprived of it. Just a thought.
In your situation, I'd have candy or cookies, but buy in small boxes or individual bars, so that your mom can eat "all of it" but it's a small quantity. If she had some every day, maybe it wouldn't be such a big deal to her when she gets it. As others have said, our sweet tooth is the last one to go, so I figure I want to give my mom what she enjoys for as long as possible.
I think at thier age let them at it its the only pleasure they have my mums life is so boring i let her have a treat when she asks.
a few sweets is no harm! When I get older im going to eat what I want!!
I guess (this is only a hypothesis) that by instinct their brains lead they to a "sugar craving " trying get more energy from the candies.
But no matter how much sugar the dementia patients eats, their brain still will be in a "starving mode" once their neurons can not metabolize all that sugar (or glucose) to ATP, and they still will search for more candies, still without succcessmto gets energy from that lots of sugar.
I guess that her agressiviness comes when you try (based in your justified concerns) to stop her to get the sugar that her brain is asking for, making her very frustated and nervous.
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