Diabetes Home Care – Specialized Care and Support for Patients with Diabetes throughout Northern New Jersey including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Somerset and Union Counties.

Diabetes is a group of diseases that deal with how your body utilizes blood sugar also known as glucose. Glucose provides energy to our cells; without it, we cannot function. According to the CDC, about 25% of people over 65 years of age have diabetes. It is diagnosed through a blood test and can be controlled through medication and lifestyle. Rates of diabetes have been increasing due to age and obesity.

Complications due to poorly controlled diabetes include:

There are two kinds of diabetes, so it is important to understand these two very different diseases. There is type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile diabetes but can appear at any time. Type 2 diabetes usually afflicts the middle aged or older adult. In both cases, controlling blood sugar is critical. An elevated level of blood sugar can result in serious health problems such as organ shutdown and death.

Risk factors for type 1 diabetes include:

Symptoms of both types of diabetes include:

While type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented, sometimes it is possible to avoid  type 2 diabetes by eating healthy foods, getting more physical activity and losing excess pounds.

Care for the diabetic patient is highly individualized. Insulin levels control blood sugar and so the diabetic patient must always be mindful of the delicate balance between glucose and insulin. Sulfonylureas and insulin used to treat diabetes comes with a substantial risk for hypoglycemia, so the patient needs to be monitored very carefully.

Glucose is largely obtained through the food you eat. Meal management can be challenging for the diabetic elderly. A home health aide can help assist the elderly person with meal preparation and shopping to ensure that senior loved ones are provided with nutritious and regular meals. Aides can also help with feeding the elderly patient and other meal-related as well as other household tasks. Home health aides work on an hourly or full-time basis. Licensed home healthcare agencies such as David York Agency can help you hire one totally suited to your needs.

In-Home Caregivers for Patients with Diabetes

More and more diabetic patients are cared for in the comfortable surroundings of their home. This is especially the case for the elderly who are often too frail to be moved successfully. David York Agency in-home care providers are able to focus specifically on providing care to the diabetic patient. They are monitored by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who understand how to treat these specific symptoms and improve the quality of life. David York Agency home health aides are well aware that the diabetic patient must be constantly monitored for hypoglycemia and to keep their circulation up. Regular walking, exercise and foot examinations can improve circulation.

When home healthcare becomes necessary, David York Agency provides skilled home health aide services for the elderly and infirm in their home. A nurse is always available and would be happy to discuss your case with you.

No matter what level of service you need, we’re available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. Sometimes the cost of the services can be covered by private medical insurance or Medicare depending on the physician’s orders. Often long term care insurance will pay for a home health aide when the patient is unable to perform activities of daily living.

In-Home Assistance for Individuals with Diabetes and other Endocrine Disorders.

When you are faced with the challenge of finding the best in-home care provider in northern New Jersey to help care for the emotional and physical well-being of someone you love, maybe your mom or dad, you will want to be confident that you are making the right choice.

At David York Home Healthcare Agency, extraordinary service is what sets us apart from other companies who provide in home health care services. Whatever your care needs, we are there for you, always striving to exceed your expectations.

We provide our home care, senior care, dementia care and specialized in-home care services throughout the northern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Somerset and Union, including the towns of Franklin Lakes, Paramus, Ridgewood, Livingston, Verona, Secaucus, Morristown, Berkeley Heights, Cranford and Springfield. For a complete list of areas where we provide in-home care and support services for seniors, elderly adults and people of all ages, please visit our Service Areas page.