As defined by the American Diabetes Association*, Diabetes is “a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defects in the body’s ability to produce and/or use insulin.” Those people that are afflicted with diabetes must take very good care of themselves by consistently monitoring their blood glucose levels, regularly taking required medications, maintaining a healthy diet and seeing their physician regularly. Regardless of how well a person takes care of his or herself, they can still develop diabetes and even have it progress to high-risk diabetes. High-risk diabetes patients are much more susceptible to suffering from a heart attack or stroke. This can happen at any moment, so a person who lives alone will need to take special precautions.
Investing in a medical alert service is an important aspect of caring for a high-risk diabetes patient. Whether or not they live alone, if they are even alone for a …
As defined by the American Diabetes Association*, Diabetes is “a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defects in the body’s ability to produce and/or use insulin.” Those people that are afflicted with diabetes must take very good care of themselves by consistently monitoring their blood glucose levels, regularly taking required medications, maintaining a healthy diet and seeing their physician regularly. Regardless of how well a person takes care of his or herself, they can still develop diabetes and even have it progress to high-risk diabetes. High-risk diabetes patients are much more susceptible to suffering from a heart attack or stroke. This can happen at any moment, so a person who lives alone will need to take special precautions. Read More