Living a Quality of Life
We have the
opportunity to have a healthy life if we know what to do and where to find the
information to help us. Below are some
references to use for that goal.
POLST
Form: Washington State Health
Department has a printable form or ask your doctor (POLST Form is for what you want done if
something happens. If your heart stops
do you want CPR, put on life support, a
feeding tube, etc. This form lays the
foundation for your care)
Disease
prevention: Some problems we call
disease are preventable through lifestyle.
If you do not want something like diabetes, labs need to be performed to
determine the cause. Once you stop
eating the food the disease resolves.
Recommend knowing what your nonfasting triglyceride level is to
determine what foods have caused the sugar problem. This is just one of the diseases that is
preventable.
Nutrition
Supplements are also another necessity for preventing disease. Such supplements as Vitamin D prevent
osteoporosis and possibly multiple sclerosis.
However, some supplements do not contain what they say and need to be
researched. We have access to this
information on the internet. It’s
finding credible websites such as webmd,
consumer lab, and mayoclinic for
this information.
Another
important source of information is knowing what your insurance covers to have
your care paid for. For example, Medicare will pay for inpatient
rehabilitation after having hip replacement if the guidelines are met. Generally, daily physical therapy and nursing
care prevent complications and have a higher success rate than self home care.
Another
costly part of medical care is medication.
There are several sources to
reference to get reduced cost or free meds.
Some of the programs are through compounding pharmacy, needy meds- drug
companies, pharmacy programs, and
Canadian pharmacy.
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