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When to Get Help for Aging Parents

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

Are you stressed, upset, and distracted worrying about your aging parent? Do they insist on living alone but you are not sure if it is safe? What should you do? How do you do it? This episode of Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast will get you started on the right track.

Diabetes, There is a Better Way to manage it

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

As the 7th leading cause of death, diabetes can wreak havoc on the life of a diabetic and their family. The complications of high blood sugar affect every system in the body and can lead to high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, loss of eyesight, and devastating infections.

Someone Important Died Today

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

Sometimes it is hard to have conversations when someone is near the end of their life. Illness may make it impossible, and that is a shame. But if uncertainty or embarrassment is holding you back please take the chance to ask, "Is there something you need to say? Someone you want to talk to? Any burden you need to lay down?"

Snoring May Be More Than Annoying

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

Snoring can indicate a serious problem that can put the noisy sleeper at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and complications after even minor surgery.

The Flu and You

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

The flu isn't pleasant for anyone, but it can be devastating for people over the age of 65, especially if they have medical problems. Listen to why it is vitally important to protect ourselves and others from this dangerous virus.

The Perils of Mis-Informed Consent

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

It is very important to know what you are agreeing to before you sign a consent form in the hospital. This episode gives examples of the process running off the rails for 2 patients.

Being a Burden to Those You Love

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

We often hear people say, "I never want to be a burden to my family." And yet, many of these same people do not take the simple steps necessary to ensure that their loved ones will know what to do in a crisis. Listen to this short episode and learn how easy it is to get started. You can have your own healthcare power of attorney done in less than an hour-no lawyer needed!

Great Resources for Legal, Medical and Caregiving Help

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

As we age, and health concerns add up as well as concerns about losing autonomy and independence, we may not know where to turn for help. Here are some of the best resources I have found for people who are aging, and for those of us who are family caregivers.

A Broken Hip and Unrelieved Pain, A Recipe for Disaster

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

More than 800 people every day in this country break their hip. Approximately 160 of them will die in the year following the fracture. There are important things to know if you or a loved one suffers a broken hip. Listen to the episodes for important tips on how to avoid the most devastating complications.

Surgery 101: What You Need to Know

Getting the Best Care The Insider's Healthcare Podcast

Let's face it, having surgery is never fun. But there are some things that you need to know to make the process easier for yourself or for a loved one who you are helping.

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