Around 15 million people in England suffer with a long-term health condition, with around four million elderly cases. These conditions can be very challenging to live with and to treat. With an ageing population, the NHS faces growing demand each year. Outcomes for most of these health conditions can be greatly improved by noticing symptoms quickly. With this in mind, we've put together this handy guide to some of the physical and mental health conditions that could affect your older loved ones. Physical Health Conditions That Could Affect Your Loved Ones There is a long list of …
World Diabetes Day: All You Need To Know
November 14 is known around the globe as World Diabetes Day. The campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation to try and help raise awareness of the condition - including its symptoms and what it is like to live with on a daily basis. Through social media and activities being held across the country, the campaign hopes to ensure that more people understand exactly what diabetes is. To help the campaign, we've written this article to give you all an insight into diabetes. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is one of the most common life-long health conditions and affects …
Lifestyle Changes needed after Diabetes Diagnosis
There are many lifestyle changes that people diagnosed with diabetes need to make in order to live a healthy life. People who have recently been diagnosed will need to pay close attention to their diet, sugar level, insulin injections and much more to be able to manage the condition. This can lead to high levels of stress and cause major depression. In this article, I will talk about how to cope with the huge emotional burden that this medical condition causes. Managing Diabetes - Lifestyle Changes There are many factors that need to be managed when people are diagnosed with …
