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Old Age Care Guide: When Old Age And Diabetes Walk Together... |
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Old age and diabetes...What more is required,
to make the life more annoying? One of my friends who recently returned
from the study tour of some western countries, was very pleased with the
social security statistics that he brought home. He was particularly
impressed about the number of old age homes in those countries.
But the ideal situation should be, each home should be the home
for the aged. The foundation of this type of old age home is love and
security. The very feeling for a diabetic patient that he is taken care
of well, by his near and dear ones, is half of the cure.
Physical
sickness, combined with mental sickness is a double tragedy. Old age in
itself, without any additional sickness, is a serious sickness. In old
age, when the confidence level of any individual is low, and when the
fingers tremble, when the medication tablets on the palm dance and when
you have trouble in drinking a glass of water, all seems to be lost for
that individual!
Now, that's what makes an affectionate family.
This is the very same man, who worked for hours together, to bring
plenty and prosperity for the family. He laid the first brick for the
foundation of this building. Now he sits in a corner, trying to read the
headlines of the newspaper. To manage time, is a problem for him. He has
only time and more time, with nothing to manage!
Even if it is
not a big joint family, somebody has to make a time table to look after
the family patient, without giving him the feeling that he is being
looked after like a patient. He needs to be given food as per the
pre-decided time table. The food needs to be served to him with lots of
affection.
On a fixed day/date,
the blood pressure and blood sugar level of the individual need to taken
and noted in a special dairy maintained for the purpose. How often the
family doctor visits the patient? Just because he shows the signs of
normal health, this aspect should not be neglected.
His day's food chart is pre-decided. But don't repeat the eats
over and over again. The diet has to be with the limitations permitted
by the diabetes, but here again you can have the variety. Old age is the
time when the person craves to eat, even though he is not hungry much.
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