Diabetes impairs the health and well-being of 16 million people in the United States, and senior citizens run a particular risk. Due to already existent challenges to their health and lifestyle, it is more difficult to diagnose seniors with diabetes. Often other illnesses can mask diabetic symptoms.

Seniors with diabetes run a greater risk of complications like heart disease, stroke, loss of limbs from poor circulation, kidney disease and even blindness.

Common symptoms and warning signs include:

• Frequent urination

• Extreme thirst

• Extreme hunger

• Excessive Weight Loss

• Exhaustion

• Irritability

• Blurred Vision

• Difficulty seeing

• Frequent infections

• Cuts or Bruises that will not heal or heal slowly

• Tingling or Numbness in the hands or feet

• Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections

So what are your options if you’re diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes? For the most part, it’s a self-managed disease. The most important way to regulate your own diabetes is through diet and exercise.

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