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Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
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@blc1951
Yes, I just took a dementia class and they mentioned that the senses are affected. One of the last senses to remain intact is the taste of sugar. My husband has developed quite the sweet tooth since his diagnosis, and he wasn't that into sweets before. Now I have to limit or hide the sweets in the house.
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This immensely helpful information! I’ve thought as my husband has become increasingly stubborn about not eating green vegetables and insisting on having a muffin every morning. He bootlegs dessert stuff when he’s out, and I’m not around.
Perhaps his mother’s hiding sweets around the house and later taking sweets from others in her care facility was not because of diabetes, but she since she had dementia, too, it was a side effect of that?
@judimahoney My husband also eats sweets all day if they are around and he never did that. He also suddenly says he doesn't like certain foods he ate all his life.
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@judimahoney my husband’s request for nightly dessert makes sense now.