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Living With Blood Thinners

Living With Blood Thinners

Do you take a blood thinner? Blood thinners are lifesaving drugs that assist our bodies in keeping our blood flowing smoothly. First discovered about 100 years ago, blood thinners, also known as anticoagulants, are used by two to three million Americans. While they do not actually make the blood “thinner” or break up existing blood clots, blood thinners do stop blood clots from growing larger and prevent new ones from developing.

Understanding the Role of Carbs in your Diet

Understanding the Role of Carbs in your Diet

Has your doctor advised you to reduce your intake of carbohydrates (carbs)? Maybe your A1C—a measure of blood sugar over time—is indicating diabetes, or pre-diabetes? Or you might just be trying to lose a few pounds. Whatever the reason, it’s probably a bit painful to imagine life without pasta, bagels, and potatoes. Worry not—we’re here to ease your pain!

Choosing the Right Skin Barrier for Your Ostomy

Choosing the Right Skin Barrier for Your Ostomy

Whether you’re selecting supplies for a home improvement project or managing an ostomy, getting the details right is the key to success. To ensure the job gets done correctly, you’ll need to understand what tools to use and how to use them correctly. If you live with an ostomy, including a colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy, there’s a lot to think about, including how to choose the right skin barrier.

Essential Tips for Traveling When You Have Diabetes

Essential Tips for Traveling When You Have Diabetes

For those living with diabetes, staying healthy requires a mindful approach to leaving home, even if the trip is just a day of shopping or a visit with a friend. If your destination involves a suitcase and a mode of transportation beyond a simple car ride, such as a trip by train, plane, or ship, preparation is even more important.

Support Is Strong Medicine for Those with a Chronic Illness

Support Is Strong Medicine for Those with a Chronic Illness

If you are like most people with a chronic condition, such as Diabetes or Crohn’s disease, you seek out the very best doctors, treatments, and supplies, and work hard to make sure you get the best care possible. However, there is one other necessity people with chronic conditions need and many of them have never thought about: The support of a caring community.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Traveling with an Ostomy

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Traveling with an Ostomy

You’ve finally got a trip on the calendar, and it feels good to know you’ll soon be heading out of town. Whether you’re traveling to see family, attend a conference, or chill on the beach, one thing is for sure—nothing’s going to stop you, including your ostomy.

Easy Tips for Helping Seniors Reduce Falls

Easy Tips for Helping Seniors Reduce Falls

Susan was on her way to visit her daughter when a simple bathroom break landed her in the emergency room. She simply stepped out of the car and tripped as she stepped up onto the curb. It could have happened to anyone, but the fact is falls like this are common among older adults with as many as 1 in 4 older people taking a fall each year.

Diabetes and Foot Health

Diabetes and Foot Health

When we think about diabetes self-care, we usually think about monitoring blood sugar, taking medication, and counting carbs. These are all critical for effectively managing diabetes, but there are two other “things” you also need to think about—your feet!

Living Well After 50: Women in Charge

Living Well After 50: Women in Charge

Spend some time in the greeting card aisle or looking at ads for skin care products and you might start to thinking that all that’s in store for women over the age of 50 is weight gain, sagging skin, and thinning hair. Yikes! In fact, things have never been better for women of a certain age.