“Not only is caregiving becoming more prevalent [and] more stressful, it’s also lasting longer,” said Jason Resendez, president of the National Alliance for Caregiving. “This is not a looming crisis. This is something that people are living through right now every day.”
Excerpts from a New York Times article about how artificial intelligence is being used in senior living facilities for early detection and prevention of falls.
A personal letter from a doctor to a patient.
Growing old with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a relatively new positive phenomenon, thanks in part to more physiologic insulin formations and increasingly sophisticated glucose management technology. Such advances have dramatically reduced acute and chronic complications that historically shortened life expectancy. Drs. Medha Munshi and Nuzhat Chalisa are working to advocate for the aging demographic of Type 1 Diabetics along with members of the community like Joanne Milo who are creating day-to-day hubs of information.
Maddy Arnstein details her journey as a T1D advocate and overcoming the challenges in the field.