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Getting regular exercise can be a challenge, but there are many positive benefits, particularly for people with diabetes. Physical inactivity is associated with the development of 40 chronic diseases, including Type 2 Diabetes.1 However, exercise can be difficult for people living in public housing because some public housing developments are in crime-ridden areas or areas that are not readily walkable.2 In this blog post, we will discuss ways that diabetic patients living in public housing can

Nutrition is one of the key elements to living a healthy lifestyle and is particularly important for persons living with diabetes. It is one of the main factors that can affect a person’s quality of life. While a diabetic patient may be eating at least three meals every day, the nutritional value of the food is very important to consider. Another important factor to consider is where people live. There are certain areas where people

In December 2019, doctors at Wuhan Central Hospital, the capital of China’s Hubei Province, were battling an unknown disease. A clinician, Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old Manchurian with an excellent academic record and a 2011 ophthalmologist graduate, was one of the first to alert his colleagues to this new ailment although at that time he had no clear idea of the nature and magnitude of the problem he was facing. It is common knowledge that in

  The Impact of Health Literacy on Diabetes Health literacy is a measure of patients’ ability to read, comprehend, and act on medical instructions. Poor health literacy is common among racial and ethnic minorities, elderly patients, patients with chronic medical conditions, individuals with fewer years of education, and lower socioeconomic status. Addressing health literacy in public housing patients can result in improved outcomes for persons living with diabetes, while lower levels of health literacy can

  Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Diabetes Outcomes Public housing residents often have complex health issues that are impacted by where they live. A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that individuals that receive HUD assistance are more likely to have chronic health conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease and are higher utilizers of health care than the rest of the U.S. population, and other low-income