Living Well with Diabetes and Vision Loss: Tips and Strategies

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Living well with diabetes can be challenging. When paired with vision loss, it can feel even more overwhelming. However, you can maintain your health and independence with the right strategies and support. This guide is here to offer practical tips on coping with the emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of living with diabetes and vision […]

Managing Diabetes with Vision Loss: Tools and Techniques 

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Diabetes is a disease that requires 24-hour, 7-day-a-week self-management. It demands constant monitoring. Blindness or low vision may present challenges but does not prohibit effective and successful diabetes self-management if you have the right guidance, tools, and training. Remember — informed self-care is the best healthcare!    Self-Monitoring Blood Sugar  Self-monitoring blood sugar is an essential […]

Diabetes: How it Affects Your Vision: What You Need to Know  

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Diabetes mellitus (usually referred to as diabetes) is a chronic carbohydrate metabolism disorder resulting from inadequate production or utilization of the hormone insulin. When a person has diabetes, their pancreas either doesn’t make enough insulin or their body cannot use it effectively. Diabetes is an illness that makes it hard for your body to use […]

Living with Vision Loss: What Kinds of Services Will You Need to Maintain Independence?

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If you have experienced losing sight due to macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes, or another eye condition, many services and devices can help you continue to live independently in your home and community. Vision rehabilitation services can help you regain self-sufficiency, improve your quality of life, and help you function independently, just as occupational and physical […]

Bathroom Accessibility

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Tile, water, slippery surfaces—the bathroom can present many hazards for someone with even a slight degree of low vision or loss of mobility. Minimize your risk of accidents with these easy-to-manage adaptations. By making your bathroom safer and more conveniently organized, you can minimize the possibility of falling and take care of personal hygiene more […]