Diabetes management can get complicated for people of any age, but it can be especially stressful and overwhelming for seniors dealing with a new diagnosis. With all of the changes your senior’s doctor may be recommending, it can be a lot to handle. Your senior doesn’t have to deal with all of that on her own. Have home health care providers to step in can be a great asset.

Stress Affects Glucose Levels

One detail that is really important for you and your senior to understand about diabetes is that there are a great many factors that can affect glucose levels. What she eats, what she does, and how well she manages her symptoms all matter. But stress can also be a huge factor. If it becomes stressful for your senior to go to her doctor for diabetes management, her results in the office may be higher than when she’s calm and relaxed at home. Having home health care services can reduce your senior’s stress.

Dietary Changes Help

After your senior is diagnosed with diabetes, she’s likely to hear from her doctor that dietary changes are in order. Changing her diet and sticking to a new diet may not be the easiest thing your senior has done in a while, but it can make a big difference in managing her diabetes. Talk with your senior’s doctor about ways to help make dietary changes easier on her.

Increasing Activity Levels Can Help

Many people with diabetes find that becoming even a little more active, with their doctor’s recommendation, can be very useful in keeping glucose levels under control. Even someone with mobility challenges may be able to do things like chair or bed exercises. This, too, might be a lot easier with help.

Tracking and Medication Management Are Easier with Assistance with Home Health Care Services

Beyond the other challenges your senior is facing, she may find that testing her blood sugar levels and making sure that she’s taking medication properly is difficult to handle. Home health care providers are able to assist with testing and help her to manage her medications correctly. Home health care providers can also share that information with her doctor, making sure that her medical team is updated regularly on her results.

When your senior is able to get her diabetes symptoms under better control, she’s able to reduce her risk of future complications and that’s huge. There may be other benefits she receives, too, like better energy levels and better sleep. That’s all important for her quality of life.

If you or a family member are in need of hiring Home Health Care Services in Delray Beach FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. Providing service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach and Tamarac.

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Stephen Sternbach

CEO at Star Multi Care Services

With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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