Senior Health and Diabetes Prevention

Health Eating for Seniors  |  March 13, 2019

What Every Senior in Vancouver, BC Needs to Know About Diabetes Prevention

Diabetes Prevention | Over half of older Americans are suffering from pre-diabetic conditions. Public education for prevention is vitally important. The aging adult who is pre-diabetic is at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes but it’s not likely to progress if the adult makes the correct lifestyle changes.

Learning the best lifestyle changes that include healthier foods, expanding physical activity, and losing extra pounds can diminish worsening problems like nerve, kidney, and heart damage.

Diabetes Prevention and Making Changes 

Physical Activity Helps: Increased physical activity can help with weight loss and may even lower blood sugar, hopefully eliminating the need for prescription medications. Cardio fitness exercises and strength training are important for increasing muscle strength and endurance. Even people with joint pain can enjoy swim classes that include cardio, strength and endurance. Walking is freely available, whether counting steps at home or outside with a walking buddy.

Doctors generally recommend 150 minutes of exercise per week for seniors, but that amount of time can be broken down into smaller increments like 30 minutes 5 times per week. Start with your doctor’s approval and then call your local senior center for exercise info for seniors in the area.

Shed Extra Pounds: Diabetes can often be delayed or prevented by diet and weight loss. Ask your doctor or nutritionist for a weight-loss diet for people with pre-diabetic conditions.

Make Quality Food Choices: Use food as your medicine because what you consume will impact your health and wellness. Learn healthier habits now, understand normal portion sizes, and foods that are high in fibre, and reduce sugary and salty processed foods. Increase water intake by hydrating with fresh water infused with citrus fruits, berries, or fresh sprigs of mint. Whole foods, like fresh fruit and vegetables, should be eaten daily. Stay away from preservatives and food chemicals.

An in-home caregiver can offer encouragement for better health and help with grocery planning, shopping, and meal preparation. 

Comfort Keepers® is the Best Senior Home Care Provider in Vancouver, BC

Comfort Keepers® is the preferred choice for many families when arranging senior home care services for a loved one in or around Vancouver. If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care, End of Life Care, Respite Care, and much more! 

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver Can Help with Interactive Caregiving™

Comfort Keepers®’s trained caregivers help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

Our philosophy is to elevate the human spirit and our caregivers will be there every step of the way to ensure your loved one has a better quality of life. Personal and empathetic care is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs. Learn more about our unique service which offers personal care, companionship care, palliative care, and end-of-life care by contacting the Comfort Keepers® Vancouver office.

Comfort Keepers® Brings You The Best Home Care Assistance Right Where You Live.

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver is proud to provide home care throughout Vancouver that keeps seniors safe in their homes. We provide home care for the seniors of Vancouver and the surrounding areas of Burnaby, Langley, Maple Ridge, and Richmond please call (604) 689-8609. 

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver has been accredited with Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada. Accreditation is an intensive process in which industry experts examine an organization’s processes, policies, and procedures against quality standards. To achieve accredited status, Comfort Keepers® offices met or exceeded the rigorous standards for Home Care companies, as defined by Accreditation Canada. 

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