{"id":241,"date":"2020-04-14T19:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T19:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carebuildersathomemv.com\/?p=241"},"modified":"2020-04-14T19:39:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T19:39:20","slug":"seniors-with-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carebuildersathome.com\/mahoning-valley\/blog\/seniors-with-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors with Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carebuildersathomespring.com\/author\/nkennedy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicole Kennedy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Diabetes Association hosts its annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day on the last Tuesday of March. The ADA wants to bring awareness to type 2 diabetes and encourage people to take their Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test. They also want to inform people about preventative measures and treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Type 2 diabetes, also referred to as adult onset diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. The chances of being diagnosed with diabetes increases with age. Seniors with diabetes are an especially vulnerable population as they are at a higher risk of falls, function disability, and cognitive impairment. Seniors with uncontrolled diabetes can lead to other serious diseases such as kidney disease, blindness and could potentially require amputations, so it is very important to practice healthy habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat a healthy, balanced diet<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy an activity such as walking, swimming or even dancing If possible<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ditch fatty and sugary foods and pick up a few fruits and vegetables<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use less oil and butter and switch to a non-stick spray or low-salt broth for cooking<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drink water instead of sodas and juices<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make most of your grains whole grains<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monitor your blood sugar, medications and insulin<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nicole Kennedy The American Diabetes Association hosts its annual [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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