Senior Diseases

Archive for September, 2010

Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that the elderly get. The risk of developing the Type 2 diabetes is high and eventually the body resists insulin altogether and cardiovascular disease sets in. Unless proper health care is applied the elderly will suffer.

Here are just some of the issues that effects proper health care:

Economic barriers: the elderly may skip buying medicines as it will cost a lot.

Transportation: they maybe unable to drive and just don’t go to the doctor for their regular check up

Mobility: the affected elderly is unable to move due to pain

Isolation: they might not have the necessary family or peer support to help them get the proper care

Solutions include, getting assistance from the local government or church and volunteer community.

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