You At Your Best

16 | YOU AT YOUR BEST | NWADG.COM/YOUATYOURBEST OCTOBER - DIABETES | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017 Accepting Medicare, Medicaid and most Long Term Care Insurances Providing Short Term Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Services Please stop by today for a personal tour or call us at 479.444.6108 4405 W. Persimmon St. • Fayetteville 3024A Market Ave Fayetteville, AR 72703 479-444-0259 877-737-0202 www.homefrontairandmedical.com Air & Medical Supplies, Inc. A broad selection of CPAP & Bi-PAP Supplies Homefront SPECIAL TO NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Katherine's Place at Wedington is a place where neighbors become friends and where everyday living is enhanced by meaningful things to do. Located at 4405 W. Persimmon St., in Fayetteville, Katherine's Place employs specialists in the art of caring who have taken the traditional approach to aging and replaced it with a setting that is much more like a community. Open since August 2010, Katherine's Place provides a home-like environment for short-term and long-term residents while promoting individualized care. Elders at Katherine's Place live in a community with individual neighborhoods, completely recreating the culture of long-term care. Residents are able to choose just how much independence they wish to enjoy, whether it's helping plan a meal, helping cook a meal or setting a table. It may be helping plan an activity or social event or taking part in a resident council meeting. With this liberating and innovative approach to their care, it is entirely up to the elders. Specialties at Katherine's Place include onsite physical, speech and occupational therapy in a large rehabilitation gym boasting up-to-date exercise equipment, an audiology chamber, full kitchen and outdoor walking and therapy trails. From the grand exterior and front entrance to the impressive lobby all the way to the magnificent fountain in the courtyard, Katherine's Place at Wedington provides all the comforts of home surrounded by amenities not found in traditional long-term care settings. The facilities boast spacious private and semi-private rooms, with common hearth areas and dining rooms the center of activity. Elegant spa areas and whirlpool rooms are available for elders who prefer a bit of pampering. Outside, a vast, park-style courtyard offers walking trails, benches, a grilling area and covered pavilion — all tucked within attractive landscaping in a quiet setting. Inside, a ballroom-style dining room, common hearth areas, visiting spaces, activity areas and a café round out the amenities while a surround-sound theater experience with 32-inch flat screen televisions and expanded cable services make the picture complete. In addition to the main quarters, two separate and fully staffed neighborhoods provide for enhanced long-term care for elders that seek added independence. A security system includes a 24-hour alarm, video monitoring and key-pad coded exterior doors for elder safety. Katherine's Place has a mission to create an environment of home and community with respect and dignity, while promoting independence and choice. For more information, please call (479) 444-6108. Katherine's Place promotes independence and choice BY SARAH HANEY NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE According to the Center for Disease Control, it is estimated that 1.25 million Americans are living with juvenile diabetes. Also known as type 1 diabetes, juvenile diabetes affects about 200,000 youth (less than 20 years old) and more than a million adults (20 years old and older). Each year, 40,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Juvenile diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person's pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. It occurs when the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are what cause type 1 diabetes. There is currently no cure for juvenile diabetes and nothing that can be done to prevent it. Type 1 diabetes can affect both children and adults at any age, coming on suddenly and resulting in dependence on injected or pumped insulin for life. People with the disease must carefully balance insulin doses with eating and other activities throughout the day and night. This can be done through either injections multiple times a day or continuous infusion through a pump. Constant monitoring of blood-glucose levels must be maintained throughout the day by pricking fingers for blood several times a day. While insulin injections and infusions are vital and help a person with type 1 diabetes stay alive, they do not cure the disease. Insulin also doesn't prevent the possibility of serious effects that can result from type 1 diabetes, including kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, heart attack, stroke, and pregnancy complications. Some warning signs to pay attention to that may point to a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes includes extreme thirst, frequent urination, drowsiness or lethargy, increased appetite, sudden weight loss, sudden vision changes, sugar in the urine, fruity odor on the breath, heavy or labored breathing, and stupor or unconsciousness. It is vital to make an appointment with your physician if you experience any of the warning signs of juvenile diabetes. Your doctor can run tests to see if you are at risk for pre-diabetes or type 1 diabetes and start you on the best course of action. Juvenile diabetes requires careful monitoring

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