The medical care Americans would choose near the end of their lives is often different from the treatments they actually receive, according to a 2017 study. That study, which analyzed the responses of nearly 800,000 ...
Part 2: Advance Directives: Easy Ways to Start Hard Conversations
As we discussed in the previous blog ‘Advance Directives: The Gift of A Lifetime,’ having an Advance Directive gives you control over the kind of medical care you want, or want to avoid, in case ...
Part 1: Advance Directives—The Gift of a Lifetime
At Lifesprk, we empower individuals to maintain control of their lives as long as possible. That’s why we believe so strongly in the value of the Advance Directive—because it gives you greater control over your ...
Tips from the Experts on Managing Diabetes: Hold the Sugar, Bring on the Spark
The secret to optimal health is [CUE: DRUM ROLL…] “Eat right and exercise more!” Sound advice, to be sure, but what exactly does that look like for older adults trying to manage their diabetes? And ...
Dining Out With Diabetes – Share with us your local favorites
Dining it or ordering pick-up – watching your blood sugar doesn’t mean you have to give up eating out. Most restaurants, even fast-food places and chain restaurants that are well-known for serving high-calorie foods, offer ...
Free Webinar with Dr. Bill Thomas: Don’t Let Diabetes Define You
Free Webinar on Living a Sparked Life with Diabetes During COVID and Beyond Too often, chronic illnesses like diabetes hold people back from living what Lifesprk calls a “sparked life.” Internationally renowned geriatrician and Lifesprk ...
Conversations about Diabetes, COVID, and Living a Sparked Life
Lifesprk’s Diabetes Awareness Campaign November is National Diabetes Awareness Month but given that one in four adults (26.8%) age 65 and older has type 2 diabetes, Lifesprk is devoting the next three months to diabetes ...
Transforming Senior Care: Where Technology Meets Humanity
When my dad’s heart failure finally caught up with his kidneys, his nephrologist recommended hemodialysis. So for the next two-plus years, three times a week, four hours at a pop, my dad would sit in ...
COVID-19, Social Isolation, and Dementia: Caring for your loved one during lockdown
This past February, a month before Minnesota’s stay-at-home order, I took my 88-year-old mother for her annual Medicare wellness visit. She aced the usual battery of tests (blood pressure, oxygen levels, reflexes, strength, balance, BMI) ...
Improving Your Personal Caregiving Skills
Being a family caregiver for a senior loved one is one of the most challenging and rewarding things you can do. However, being an effective caregiver draws on many different skills, some of which might ...
