Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know
August 4, 2017
The Diabetes Council published an article focusing on diabetes in our elderly population, which offered great resources and suggestions on the management of this common disease. According to Diabetes.org, 1 in 4 Americans over 60 lives with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body uses blood sugar (Mayo Clinic). It can affect individuals of all ages and is a disease that should be monitored by a physician on a regular basis.
Throughout the article, advice on physical activity, healthy eating plans, monitoring of medicine, and so on, are discussed in detail. It is important to know all of the facts when understanding and managing the disease.
When someone is first diagnosed, there is a list of recommended items to do and to lookout for in order to get a routine in place. The list is as follows:
- Keep a Blood Sugar Log
- Planning an activity program
- Learning to read labels and understand nutritional facts
- Stay in-tune with your hearing & vision
- Noticing problems with memory and cognition
- Having issues with joints and bones
- Yearly eye exam
- Having kidney’s checked
- Receiving a yearly flu and pneumonia vaccine
- Keeping track of your cholesterol numbers
- Seeing a dentist every 6 months
- Taking care of your skin
- Checking feet daily
- Knowing blood sugar numbers
Just by looking at this list and seeing the variety of items that must be managed if diagnosed with diabetes, you are able to see just how many parts of the body can be affected by the disease. To read the article in its entirety, click here.
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