March 29, 2024

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Narragansett Elder reverses diabetic issues by concentrating on nutrition | Narragansett Times

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NARRAGANSETT – In 2003, just in advance of an action-stuffed day, Charlestown indigenous and Narragansett Tribal Elder Heather Mars-Martins thought her eyeglasses had stopped doing work thoroughly. It turned out, even so, that Mars-Martins’ eyesight troubles were being not stemming from faulty eyewear, but somewhat Sort 2 diabetes, which she was identified with before long following a excursion to the eye medical professional. The enhancement took a toll on Mars-Martins, a mom of two and grandmother of a few, who was pressured to substantially alter her active lifestyle to accommodate the severe realities of her new condition.

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How COVID-19 Exposed America’s Broken Elder Care System

For the American public, one of the first signs of the COVID-19 pandemic to come was a tragedy at a nursing home near Seattle. On Feb. 29, 2020, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State announced the U.S. had its first outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Three people in the area had tested positive the day before; two of them were associated with Life Care Center of Kirkland, and officials expected more to follow soon. When asked what steps the nursing home could take to control the spread, Dr. Jeff Duchin, health