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Diabetes Care in South Shore

There can be health concerns that come naturally because of aging. But if you have diabetes, the things you take for granted every day can end up being challenging. Meal planning revolves around making sure your diet is diabetic-friendly and you avoid diabetes-related weight gain. Keeping fit and active is even more important, too. And, of course, you always have to make time for testing your blood glucose levels.

What often makes this even harder is when people are diagnosed with diabetes late in life. By this time, their day-to-day schedule has become so ingrained that it’s a nearly impossible routine to break.

Fortunately, Right at Home of South Shore’s caregivers can be a powerful ally in helping you or your loved one stay on top of your diabetes symptoms, including positive reinforcement and daily reminders for ongoing management.

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What Is Diabetes?

In a healthy person’s body, the pancreas produces a hormone called insulin, which regulates the absorption of sugars. Whenever they eat something that contains sugar, insulin helps them maintain a normal level of blood sugar. Diabetes develops when a person’s body becomes resistant to insulin, or their pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin to properly manage the amount of sugar in their blood. That means people with diabetes have to learn to do other things to regulate their blood sugar. Without that management, they’re at risk of serious complications like heart and circulatory diseases, and damage to the eyes and kidneys. Diabetics must take steps every day to manage the disease to lower their risk of health complications

How Can Right at Home of South Shore Help?

Instead of trying to fit diabetes into a pre-built care plan, we’ve worked with countless adults with diabetes to develop a personalized care plan taking into account their overall health and diabetic needs and limitations at every step. This includes:
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Diabetes Education
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Meal Planning
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Exercise and Activities
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Meal Preparation
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Grocery Shopping

Diabetes Management Tips and Considerations

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"I couldn't have asked for better care for my mother than Right at Home. The care provider was warm, compassionate, and extremely conscientious in attending to my mom. I highly recommend Right at Home to anyone struggling with caring for an aging parent."
Teri O., Daughter of Client

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"Right at Home took care of our dear Nana for the last few weeks of her life. Their professionalism and caring support made us feel so much better during this difficult time. I highly recommend them."
Farreach, Former Client's Family Member

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"Mom has lewy body dementia and routine is important I found that that they change caregivers to often and times same the girls were good to my mother and she liked them"
Larry, Son of Client

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"I have enjoyed working with this provider for over a year now. It has helped our family a lot and taking a lot of the stress away by managing our parents day to day life. Ann O. has kept a very watchful eye on them and lets us know if one of them is not feeling well or had a fall. We appreciate there heads up approach. Thank you, Right at Home"
Matt W., Son of Clients

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"It took a long time to convince my mother that we needed to get her a bit of help everyday but we are one month in to using Right at Home and we are all so happy with the service. Mom loves her caregiver--she is kind and so hard working! I highly recommend this company."
Kate O., Daughter of Client

The most important part of a diabetes management plan is sticking to it. We’ll help keep you on track.

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