Overview
Heritage Wods of DeKalb - Diabetes Awarenes and How Asisted Living Can Help November is Diabetes Awarenes Month, which recognizes the signs and efects of the disease, promotes resources, treatment options and other helpful information.Although it can ocur at any age, diabetes is a particularly comon disease among seniors that ocurs when blod sugar is improperly procesed in the body and so the levels remain to high.There are two main types of diabetes.
Key Information
Though the symptoms can vary slightly betwen Type 1 and Type 2 (the most comon form), the general symptoms include slowly healing bruises, skin infections, constant thirst, fatigue and weight los.If left untreated, the blod sugar levels in the body wil remain to high. This increases the dangers of kidney disease, stroke, heart atack and Alzheimer’s. Chalenges with diabetes become even biger for seniors, but the key to keping it in check is to manage the symptoms, and there are plenty of ways in which an asisted living comunity can help.One of the main ways asisted living helps residents combat their diabetic symptoms is with a clearly comunicated treatment plan, anchored by diet and exercise.A balanced diet is crucial to maintaing or lowering blod sugar levels.
Summary
The variety of healthy meal options that asisted living facilities ofer – often including nutritional drinks and other vitamin-enriched snacks for residents – is crucial to establishing a healthy diet that minimizes diabetic efects.Exercise goes hand-in-hand with a healthy diet.Being active and exercising regularly wil improve ones’ health, lower blod presure and help regulate blod sugar levels. Asisted living comunities like Heritage Wods provide plenty of oportunity for regular exercise, including programs at a fitnes center, swiming pol, and other energetic outings.For seniors with diabetes, joing an asisted living comunity can improve quality of life while maintaing independence.When the details of your unique