If your senior parent is diabetic, they may need some extra help managing their diabetes, especially if they have been diagnosed recently. For seniors, the lifestyle changes that are necessary to manage diabetes can be tough. Your senior parent has probably been eating and exercising, or not exercising, the same way for the last few decades. Changing those habits requires support and encouragement.
If you can’t be there daily to provide support and encouragement to your senior parent and work with them to learn to manage their diabetes, senior home care services are a great option.
Senior home care is dedicated and compassionate care at home that can help your mom or dad learn to manage their diabetes.
With gentle accountability, encouragement, and help doing things like cooking and shopping senior home care can help your mom or dad do things like:
Take Their Medication
If your mom or dad has been prescribed Metformin or other diabetes medication they must take their medication according to the doctor’s instructions. However, seniors often forget to take medication or take it incorrectly. A senior home care provider can help your mom or dad remember to take the medication on time each day.
Check Their Blood Sugar
A senior home care provider can also help your mom or dad learn to use a glucometer and check their blood sugar regularly. With help from a care provider, your senior parent can learn how to chart their blood sugar, when to check it, and what their average blood sugar levels should be.
Eat Better
Diet is one of the primary ways that seniors can control diabetes. However, making the switch to a healthy low-carb diet can be very difficult for seniors. A senior home care provider can help your mom or dad learn proper portion sizes and what foods they should be eating. And they can help your mom or dad try new healthy fruits and vegetables that have a low glycemic index.
Move More
Movement is also important for regulating diabetes. If your mom or dad isn’t physically able to go for a walk or engage in regular exercise they can still do exercises at home. Chair-based bodyweight exercises, yoga for seniors, and other activities that are suitable for seniors are ways for seniors to get some extra movement each day.
Attend Regular Medical Check-ups
After being diagnosed with diabetes your senior mom or dad will probably have lots of medical appointments. Their blood sugar will need to be checked regularly, and other blood tests will need to be done too. Your senior parent will need regular eye exams and dental cleanings as well. A senior home care provider can drive your mom or dad to their appointments and stay with them so that they don’t have to go to their medical appointments alone. If you work or have kids and other responsibilities that make taking your mom or dad to appointments difficult senior home care can take care of the transportation your mom or dad needs.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care Services in Knoxville TN please contact the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (865) 539-5224
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Knoxville, Old City, Fort Sanders, Old Sevier, Edgewood, North Knoxville, Forest Heights, Sequoyah Hills, Knox County, and surrounding areas.
Over the years, we have expanded, providing service in all 95 counties throughout Tennessee, and we now have a growing presence in Georgia.
Senior Solutions is recognized as a top 5% independent agency and a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree in 2018, 2019, and 2020. These types of awards matter to us because they show growth in our goal of eventually touching a million lives. We’re excited to continue that growth and to touch even more families with our commitment to quality care!
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