Managing Diabetes as You Age

This booklet gives you information to help you manage your diabetes as you grow older.

As you grow older physical changes may affect your ability to self-care. It is easy to assume that symptoms are due to the ageing process or because you have diabetes. It is important to seek advice for any new symptoms.

Ask for support where self-care and monitoring have become difficult for you. Failing eyesight and reduced mobility may lead to a reduced level of daily foot care, meaning early problem signs are missed.

Managing diabetes as you age

This booklet gives you information to help you manage your diabetes as you grow older. Ask for support if managing your diabetes by yourself is becoming difficult.

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You and your health care team as you age

As you age you may have more health issues to deal with. It is not always easy to find your way around the health system. You need to work out who can help you with health issues and maintain your wellbeing

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