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What Is Diabetes? Home & Hearth Caregivers Separates Facts from Fiction.

“No cookies for you!” “You should stay away from eating bread, too!” With the rising number of diabetes diagnoses in America, the myths surrounding the disease seem to rise as well. For years, a number of common misconceptions about diabetes have added to the confusion in providing the best care, but the Illinois senior care experts at Home & Hearth Caregivers want to help set the record straight. We’ve put together a list of some common diabetes myths and the corresponding facts to help you make more informed decisions about diabetes care. Myth: Diabetes isn’t really serious. Fact: Diabetes is,...

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Could You Be Suffering from Diabetes Care Burnout?

From beginning to end, a day in the life of someone with diabetes is brimming with a range of tasks to keep the disease under control. Between medications, insulin injections, checking blood sugar levels, exercising, and handling nutritional requirements, it’s common to become overwhelmed. Home & Hearth Caregivers’ Illinois in-home elder care experts understand the challenges and struggles of diabetes care management, and provide the following tips to help minimize stress and remain in optimal health: Remember, no one’s perfect. Effective diabetes care does not mean having to be perfect with care every single day. Some days will simply be...

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Signs of Diabetes: Home & Hearth Caregivers Outlines Symptoms of Each Diabetes Type

One of the common myths of diabetes is that it’s a one-size-fits-all condition. The reality, however, is that the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment plans can differ greatly between type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. To help clarify, the Illinois senior home care experts at Home & Hearth Caregivers provide the following breakdown to help make it easier to know the different signs of diabetes and other important facts. Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes, not surprisingly, is the type of diabetes that impacts pregnant women, typically displaying at around the 24th week of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes affects both the mom-to-be...

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Top Tips to Overcome Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue

According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, multiple sclerosis fatigue affects as many as 80% of those with the disease. Particularly important to pay attention to as we begin to move into the warmer months of spring and summer, multiple sclerosis fatigue is often further aggravated by heat and humidity and tends to get worse as the day goes on. The good news is that there are steps one can take to fight MS-related fatigue and increase energy. Nutrition Most nutrition should be consumed during the morning and noontime meals. Drink plenty of liquids. Eat whole foods such as fruits...

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Home & Hearth Caregivers Helps Those with Multiple Sclerosis Through Whole-Person Centered Care

Many individuals living with multiple sclerosis depend on some level of assistance for their activities of daily living. A few hours a day of practical assistance from a professional caregiver who is trained in MS care can save energy sources from being drained. Nourishing a person’s mind, body and spirit are essential when helping a person with MS stay motivated and enabled. Here are a few of the ways a home care agency like Home & Hearth Caregivers of Chicago can help. MIND - Professional caregivers can help individuals understand their multiple sclerosis symptoms and how to make lifestyle adjustments....

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Life with MS: How to Enhance Comfort at Home

Jane Austen once said, “There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” And for someone experiencing life with MS, or any other chronic disease, comfort is essential, as is safety. If your loved one has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the first step in caregiving should be to make the appropriate modifications so the home is a safe, comfortable sanctuary, and not a hazardous place. Multiple sclerosis can cause getting around to be challenging, and because daily activities — including leisure activities — can cause fatigue more quickly in people with MS, creating specific changes to the home...

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At Home & Hearth Caregivers, we are proud to offer compassionate, family-like in-home care, respite care, and Alzheimer’s and dementia care services to seniors and families throughout Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry Counties, including the following cities and towns:

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