Diabetes puts you at higher risk for heart disease, neuropathy, edema, and macular degeneration, to name a few. Sounds daunting, however you can take control of diabetes instead of it controlling you. We are going to look at heart disease and diabetic neuropathy, explain what they are, why you are at higher risk, and how to control them. [Read more…]
As we age are bodies are more prone to disease than our younger, more active, and vibrant self. An astonishing 33% of all adults over 65 are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes every year! If caught early, typically from results of bloodwork during a routine physical, simple changes in diet and exercise can be a game changer! [Read more…]
We have all been to the doctor’s and had to complete the long list of questions about possible health conditions. Your doctor(s) not only need to know if you have been having problems or diagnosed with a disease, or disorder but your blood relatives as well.
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The Texas Legislature created the Silver Alert program in 2007 to notify the public of a possible missing person over the age of 65. Much like the state’s Amber Alert, cell phone user’s can have an alert set to their phone anytime a Silver Alert anywhere in the state has been enacted.
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We all know that the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems are at the greatest risk of contracting Covid 19. Are we doing enough to keep residents of senior living communities safe from becoming a statistic? Let us look at how Covid can spread so easily in senior living facilities.
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