13 Ways To Age Well With Diebetes (Positive Cure)

13 age well strategies help you manage your diabetes with confidence as you mature.

Maintaining diabetes in the best period of your life can bring forward changes in metabolism and increase insulin resistance to medications. Technology has given people an opportunity to manage diabetes better than five years back. Here are our 12 age well tip tricks to deal with diabetes.

1. Monitor Glucose Level -

Reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications by keeping glucose levels close to normal. How much should I control on my daily intake of food? The most popular answer is the lower, the better, but that can increase the risk of hypoglycemia ( known as Low-blood -sugar ), causing a danger to your self-destructive unconscious actions like dizziness, sudden falling and more.
For older diabetic people are always advised to lose diabetic control measures. Hemoglobin A1C  is a protein molecule present in the red blood cells, which carries oxygen from lungs to body tissues, the actions of hemoglobin A1c are to be kept at 7% for young people and 7.5% for adults over 65 and 8% for seniors with poor health or even aim for a higher target, despite an increase of complications with a high level of A1C numbers. Doctors say  '' how you keep your sugar level down is more important than the actual numbers''. Most of the times doctors give a whole list of over prescription which might work till certain age as the older you get, the lesser functions your kidneys and liver, which increases side effects from medicine intake.





















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Can something be done? offcourse, exercise, healthy low- carb food, high-fiber eating does not carry the risks of control by drugs. A healthcare practitioner is your best friend who can consult your doctor and plan out your daily intake of food and lower or discontinuing some of your drug dosages. Be it any types of medication starting with a lower dosage of drugs is always your best bet.
     
  2. Stay Active Physically -
Benefits of always being on the move help in better blood circulation and better consumption of glucose in your body. It means you will still have plenty of energy and self- confidence to overcome any physical challenge. Never sit down after meals, go out for a walk or use the stairs use to move about rather than lifts.

Expert tips on ways to stay active physically:-

Exercise strengthens your body muscles which makes glucose consumed by your body, an activity which requires you to balance your body while performing         ( with or without support ) gives your stronger legs, preventing you from falling. Cardiovascular muscles can be strengthened through running, jogging, swimming or walking, but check with your general practitioner before starting. Exercises for flexibility such as yoga, stretching, pull-ups do come in handy.
         3. Prepare For Healthy Aging:-
Maintain a healthy lifestyle which is accessible and affordable. Getting a habit of daily exercises, being well connected with your near or dear ones to visit them and invite them to your house. Arranging for suitable housing will ensure your safety and health as your mature in the years to come. These factores covers your social part of your lifestyle which helps you in agein well.
        4. Do Simple Things That Make You Happy:-
Plan your daily time to do things which brings you joy like gardening, reading, meeting new people, friends, family, theatre, movies and more. It is a way to reward your self. Be a volunteer at Sant Nirankari Mission as they are one of the most significant charitable foundations which will help you socially and spiritually as the effects of you personally being happy will last longer.
         5.  Connect Yourself  With Your Surroundings:-
Always try and be in the company of the people who love and care about your the most. Keeping in touch with family, friends, and your beloved partners are secret keys to stay mentally fit and happy. Pets like dogs can be of great help in solving diabetic issues as they bring love, affection, joy, exercise, loyalty in your life.
         6. Maintain Your Personal Health And Wellness:-
Regular medical appointments and general health check-up are not just part of your wellness but also prevention of any treatable conditions you might develop with age. Few important dates can be a great help to you :

• Opthomologist (eye doctor) - a checkup done for diabetic eyes disease once a year can help you from losing your eyes sight or any conditions.
• General Practitioner- you should visit your GP at least once every six months help you stay updated with your body wellness.
• Podiatrist ( foot doctor ) - minimum once a year or more if needed.

          7.  Get More Sleep:-
Nothing is better than getting 8 hours sleep every day. Avoid watching Television, consumption of caffeinated drinks or beverages in the evenings. If your sleep gets disturbed in the middle of every night consult your doctor without delay as it can cause you being exhausted or even cause sleep apnea- which is a common condition for a diabetic person.
          8. Watch Out For Depression:-
It is usual in a busy life to get depressed, but if you feel being low and upset all the time or you are losing interest into activities you used to like before, seek professional advice or counseling. Experiencing depression can bring changes your appetite, make you feel tired, anxious or even hopeless. Self- management. Counseling, medications along with proper food diet, walking in the sunshine, regular exercise and connecting your self socially are a few ways to overcome depression in short time.
          9. Spirituality:-
If you want to keep good mental health, stay happy and improve your quality of life, then spirituality is your answer. People who attend religious congregation tend to live longer happily than those you don't believe in spirituality. '' Sant Nirankari Mission '' is your answer, as they not only help you spiritually but also socially and physically. Visit the Sant Nirankari Mission website to know more about all-around age wellness.
         10. Stay Mentally Active:-
Solving newspaper puzzles or crosswords are great tools for mental exercise. You can try other activities like:-

• Dancing
• Learn new languages
• Join discussion clubs
• Learn to cook for yourself and others
• Take a lesson to achieve new skills.

     11. Ask For Help:-
If you are aging well its kind, but still with age comes small illness so seek help if needed. Make the best use of advanced technology for your everyday life like glucose monitor or usage of moving equipment such as a walker, grab bars or even a cane can be a big help. Seek financial assistance as it is a lengthy process which can take time, so don't delay and apply today if entitled.
Take family, friends or people you know who would help you in doing your shopping, housework, traveling or take you out for a walk voluntarily to make sure you age well.
    12. Be Safe:-
Accidents can happen anytime as they are unknown circumstances which can cause dangerous situations we are not aware. Avoid health risks, low blood sugar, auto accidents. Here are some tips:

• Good housekeeping at all times for slip, trips, and falls.
• Make sure your house is lit up for clear visibility.
• Always wear good fit footwear.
• Don't drive if your sugar level fluctuates, get a taxi, bus or walk.
• Don't check sugar level too ofter they make you feel paranoid, keep glucose tablets handy.
• Reduce insulin and other medicines causing low blood pressure.

13. Watch Your food portion:-
It can be the size of your portion size which might be holding you back while you age well to control your diabetes. Try these tips if you are struggling with your portion of food.

• Try using a small bowl or a plate to minimize the portions according to the cutlery you use.
• Food like pasta, muesli, rice can be challenging to get the right portion with, try to weigh them according to your dietitian.
• Taking your time when eating is an excellent habit to get used to, as it allows you digest your food quickly and also helps your mind in knowing when to put your forks and knives down, as it takes 20 minutes after eating for your brain to tell you that your stomach is full.
• Try to avoid Energy drinks and caffeinated beverages. Know How to Replace Caffeine With Vitamins ( 3 True Health tips )

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Empathy And How To Share It With Others

Empathy comes with understanding and respecting each other's thoughts and feelings. ' You will never understand another person point of view unless you see a situation from their perspective''. As this is the way, human beings can behave like human beings otherwise there is no difference between an animal and humans.

Empathy is the essential human quality which is to be mastered even in our modern world, and it is easy to lose sight of other person feelings. However, is it easy to learn how to master this skill? Yes. Almost every human being can learn to develop this crucial human characteristic within themselves and encourage others to be more empathetic too.
Offcourse, practice makes man perfect, and the more you practise, the better your emotional wellness will become leading to happiness.


Changes which you will find within yourself if you master this skill is:-

• You will treat others with the same respect as yourself
• You will understand people's needs almost everytime you speak to someone.
• You will understand your positive impact on everyone you interact.
• Everyday interpersonal conflicts will be dealt with in a better way by you.
• You will be able to understand the actions and reactions of others accurately.
• You will know how to deal with the negative impact of others on you and understand their fears and motivations.
• You will know how to motivate others and how to turn their negative thoughts into positive.Improve yourself in empathizing

Every human being is connected to empathize just the awareness is needed. Our busy lives make us forget it not allowing us to use it to its full potential. A few examples to understand it better :

1. Your old man is suffering from back pain and need you to go with him shopping but you refuse to help.
2. There would be a big tragedy in your county, and several people died, but rather than feeling for the dead and their families, you would rather watch your favorite series of soaps. Its called ''Empathy gap''.
3. Empathy Gap can be felt in personal relationships too, like your partner must be doing more work in the house and rather than helping him/her you would complain about some things not getting done, rather than putting your fair share.
4. You children frustrate you.

Good news is all these negative attributes are easily replaceable by being empathic. Below are three straightforward but robust ways with the help of which you can not only bring awareness but also divert your mind towards empathic potential already embedded in your psyche naturally:-

Give others thoughts priority

Even if you are busy at work or any other activity, always take out time to ask for others well being around you. Let them know that you do feel them and care for them by listening to them without interrupting. By doing this, you will understand and solve any problem of this world. E.g.:- employer and employee disputes. If both the parties repeat what other side has said before speaking themselves, an argument can be solved twice faster than usual.

See a human being in everyone

See that human being hidden within you and everyone else, on whom you depend on, in your everyday life. Bare in mind of every single individual connected to you in your daily life. For example:- if you stop in a burger shop at 7 am, think about the people who leave their houses at 5 am two hours earlier than you, just so that they can serve you at 7 am with that delicious burger you like to eat as your breakfast every morning. Think about all the people who make sure they are present to make sure your work gets done with their sacrifices you can,t see, as it does exist even though you don't see it.

Talk to everyone

No one is a stranger, at least not those whom you see or meet every day while commuting to work. Interact with them, as that will change them from strangers to friends for life.
Interactions open your empathic mind and allow you to see that real human being not just hidden inside you but in everyone you see. When this happens, it not only opens your mind but also challenges society's assumption and prejudices.just by listening to others you can do wonders, as they say '' BE AN INQUIRER NOT AN EXAMINER''.
Empathy is the cornerstone of a healthy human relationship with each other. As some of the scientists have revealed form tests that '' without empathy, a person is emotionally tone deaf''.
With a little effort, everyone can use his or her empathic potential at use, which would not just bring a positive change in your life but also lets you see the world around you with the eyes of others. Empathy as a valuable human attribute can show how your positive perception towards the people around you can change the face of our today's world.
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Sleep Secrets Proven Tips For Your New Born

Sleep secrets for your little one's sleeping as their sleepless night can make their mums night sleepless too.

Six mum sleep secrets shared stories, read the sleep secrets below:-

Acid reflux makes my baby not sleep

Tanisha is a mum to three weeks old Selina says,

When Selina was born she used to sleep, don't cry at all for good 12 hours even the midwives employed to praise Selina for her relaxing habits.
Surprisingly she didn't sleep for the first two nights at all. Then the next day she slept only for two hours and after that just short naps.
Took a pediatrician appointment and we came to know Selina was suffering from acid reflux. Medications were prescribed, and even after that she only has broken sleep, and in the night she wakes up every 45 minutes and cries, soi have to wake up and feed her and make her comfortable till she sleeps again.
I always feel exhausted and short-tempered during daytime as having to do laundry, washing dishes, checking on Selina most of the time I get next to no sleep. The other day I spent nearly 10 minutes opening the front door holding Selina in my arms. I am lost and full of error in anything I do, as my brains don't work more.

Answer:-
Reflux is indeed a stressful situation for the mum and the newborn. Baby should have naps after every one and a half hour of staying awake. The headrest of the Moses basket should be raised to help acid reflux. Cover your new body from neck and below with a cloth to limit the baby movement which creates reflux most of the time.'' Dummy is the solution ''.


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My baby teething is lasting forever

Alice is a mum to two kids Alex who’s 4 years old and 7-month-old daughter Gina, who says,

With Alex I had no problem since he was 5 months, but with Gina, as she’s started teething, she has a hard time to sleep, she wakes up crying, and then it takes 40 mins to settle down again, and this happens every two hours.
I can see she is in pain - so we rush to apply teething gel and give her, and while she's crying we hear  Alex shouting '' Shut Up Baby Shut up ! ''. it is really stressful to see your child suffering in this way. And some days were teething will wake Gina up by 4am, so our day starts by 4am. I find the easiest job to be the hardest, like the other day we were going shopping and it took me 10 minutes to open the door of my car. I am trying every day thinking it will get better one day as nothing lasts forever.

Answers:-
Luckily teething pain comes after a particular time, and between time A and B, make your baby sleep as they will sleep better . Make a time schedule during the day and night. Try and sleep with the baby as that will help you recover from anxiety and short temper. Using an ibuprofen based medicine than calpol as it helps to relax the child and eases off the pain to some extent.

My baby will only sleep if she's lying on me

Christine is a mum to one-year-old Asha and Declan who is 3 years old, Says,

Asha was a sweet sleeper until she was four months old, I started giving her bottle milk during the day, but in the night before sleeping, she would be breastfed and sleep. The moment she felt the loss of contact with me, she would wake up and cry, and I had to breastfeed her again so she could settle down. Since that day she would only sleep when I am in bed with her and even if its 8 pm I would have to be in bed with her and watch Netflix.It not only made my days shorter but cut off all my ties with meeting up with my friends.
At 10 months old as stopped breastfeeding, she was comfortable with bottle milk, but she still wanted me by her side, I couldn't leave her alone on the bed else she would cry, now she wakes up during the night climbs on top of my chest and then sleeps.
I'd instead want her to be in her own bed, but I don't want to push it, but through a slow process, so she can sleep by herself.

Answers:-
GP consultation should be taken as this might be a case of acid reflux. That is the reason she climbs on your chest to be comfortable. When the baby slopes on you gently, try to lay her down beside you and slowly mover her to the cot, and you sleep on the mattress closer to the bed. This is a gentle and a gradual process which would allow her to get used to sleeping alone.


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My Son wants to breastfeed to settle

kirsty  is a mum to Sasha who's 4 years old and her little brother Eddie who is 18 months old, she says.'

Breastfeeding Eddie before bed in the night was always a part of his routine from the time of his birth, when he was 18 months old we decided to move his cot to a different room. That first night was bliss as he had his milk and went to sleep and no crying at all.
But, recently I stopped breastfeeding Ed- my husband, me, Eddie and Sasha we were going on holiday to Mexico, so I thought it was the right time to stop breastfeeding. Surprisingly, when we came back, Eddie was confused at bedtime- I could feel he wanted to be fed milk.
My husband usually takes Eddie to bed, which helps, but most of the times it takes longer for him to sleep. He is now so used to being fed for 18 months that he wakes up at the slightest noise in the house, and the bond is so strong that he only sleep after being fed, and I am worried about Eddie as I have cut him off.

Answers:-
If your baby is used to being fed before he sleeps, then it is hard for him to sleep because of the habit of being already developed for an extended period of time. You can feed him at a different time, then just before he sleeps in the night. Try to break the habit of feeding with breast or bottle to relax. Try to give him a comforter but tuck it down your top first, so that it smells of you.

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Nightmares and night terror keep my toddler awake

Monalisa is a mum to two-year-old Ashley and Ava, 7 months, she says,

Ava since the time she was born has never been a great sleeper,  from around 8 months to nearly two, she would only sleep in our beds most of the night, as that is the just we could sleep. Since I put her back into her own bed, she started to have nightmares or night terror- sometimes to the point that she would not stop crying at all.
It looks to get more and worse as days are passing by and shes sleeping lesser and lesser due to the nightmares she dreams of. Especially during the days when she's busy playing and had no sleep at all in daytime.she would wake up very distressed and disturbed, then I have to pick her up and take her out of her room for a stroll, as she feels more uncomfortable in that room. Sometimes it could take up to 2 hours before she sleeps again.
I get very little sleep, as most nights pass by making her feel comfortable and put her back to sleep, I am either making Ava sleep or feeding Ashley.

Answers:-
Night terrors and nightmares are most often mixed with each other. If your baby is awake and wants to leave the room its a nightmare. This is when they are dreaming stage one, remember it and wake up. A night terror usually happens in the first three hours of your baby gone to sleep.
They usually don't wake up but talk move their hands and legs around and won't remember nothing. Try to speak with Ava during the daytime during giving her bath about the worries she has. If she had a busy day, then let her sleep a little early, as overtiredness can cause nightmares. Use the term '' it's OK, mummy's here''. It would not only help her gain more faith in you but also make her feel secure mentally.

 

My twins keep disturbing each other's sleep.

Jamelia is a mum to two-year-old George and Gavin who are twins, she says,

I did receive one of the best pieces of advice from a friend is to get the twins into the same schedule, feeding together, and sleeping at the same time. Otherwise, you never get time for a break!. I listened to my friend initially, and it worked really well, but as George reached 18 months, I found out that George was not always ready for his nap and disturbs Gavin at nap time.
As they have a double buggy, they are side by side, so instead of sleeping the mess about and tease each other, George will take his bottle of milk and drink it, and Gavin just cries as he has no liquid left, it's funny to see it but get serious when they don't sleep when they should.
At bedtime, they are in the same room, and Gavin struggles to sleep as George teases him, which prevent him from sleeping and Gavin out of restlessness cries as he can't sleep even tho he wants to. Bedtime is when the house is full of noise and laughter and cries. I have got a habit of giving them both milk in the night, so if they wake up in the night both need milk to settle down again. I know its an easy option to feed them both but hope it will change as they grow up more.
Me getting into this crazy schedule has ended up in loss of sleep for me, and I get acid reflux due to non-digestion, also due to lack of sleep I get angry real quick, and all this situation has changed me into a complete impatient mum.

Answers:- 
It is always a fact that one twin needs more sleep than the other.  Asleep aid is a good distraction, which would stop George and Gavin from disturbing each other. It's because their brains would get tuned into the sound, which would take their attention off each other and divert it into constant music. Reduce the amount of milk feed gradually to stop night feed. Follow this plan for a week and then stop altogether. Praise them when they behave well or whenever they settle down quickly so that they feel right about it and do it regularly for them to make it as a habit.


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Lessen Your Shoulder Load

Remember at the begging we mention women carrying heavy shopping bags or purse on their shoulders. A small tip to give the right lifting weight on your shoulders should be 10- 15 % of your body weight ( example:- if your body weighs 70 kilos then you should only carry 7- 10.5 kilos of stuff on your shoulders), do not exceed as that would put pressure on your back more than your shoulders resulting in back pain.Consider changing joint from time to time and if possible have a long strap bag( like messenger bags) and position the belt across your chest. Leather Bag is your best friend.

Sleep on The Right

Reports show that sleeping on a softer mattress gives more support to your spine than resting harder beds. Not just the mattress but your head should align with your spine and not raised higher than that. How to sleep right? If you sleep on your back, your chin should not touch your chest, and if you sleep sideways, it should not curve up towards your shoulders.

Abs Workout Helps

Strong core muscles always help to balance your body pressure and protect your back from an injury. How? Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat on the floor and lower back flattened. Pulling your belly button towards your spine, contract your core muscles (abs), your pelvis should raise slightly above the floor level. Do three sets of 12, at least two to three times a week to see serious improvements.