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Diabetes: Signs and Diagnosis, by by National Institutes of Health — Senior Health. Explains that diabetes is known as a “silent” disease because it may not show any symptoms. Discusses signs to watch for, and tests to undergo for . . . → Read More: Diabetes: Signs and Diagnosis  Diabetes Tests, from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry, February 29, 2008. »View Info Type 2 Diabetes – Symptoms, , by Mayo Clinic. MayoClinic.com. »View Info Diabetes – Diagnosis, by Cleveland Clinic. ClevelandClinic.com. »View Info State-Based Diabetes Prevention & Control Programs, Map with comprehensive links to state by state programs for prevention and control of diabetes, provided by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. »View Info Directory of Diabetes Organizations, from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Institutes of Health, a very good, comprehensive list with links to many government and nonprofit resources where you can seek help if your loved one suffers from diabetes. . . . → Read More: Directory of Diabetes Organizations Preventive Services – Diabetes Screening, Supplies and Self-Management Training. Information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, on what Medicare covers for elders suffering from diabetes. »View Info Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans, Abstract of a scientific article from the Journals of Gerontology, finding that the number of required hours of caregiving per week for elderly patients with diabetes mellitus (up to . . . → Read More: Informal Caregiving for Diabetes California: Consumers Advance Health Care Directive: What’s Important to You, California Office of The Attorney General. Provides information on Advance Directives in California, including an Advance Health Care Directive Checklist, as well as a link to a sample form . . . → Read More: California: Consumers Advance Health Care Directive: What’s Important to You California: Fact Sheet: California Advance Health Care Directive, Family Caregiver Alliance. Information on Advance Health Care Directives in California. Note: HelpingYouCare.com has not verified when this information was last updated. A qualified California attorney should be consulted in connection . . . → Read More: California: Fact Sheet: California Advance Health Care Directive Florida: Health Care Advance Directives… The Patient’s Right to Decide, by The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). 16 page booklet providing information on health care advance directives under Florida law and regulations. According to this booklet, there . . . → Read More: Florida: Health Care Advance Directives… The Patient’s Right to Decide Florida: Older Floridians Handbook, Fifth Edition, by Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Florida Justice Institute, and Carlton Fields. This 121 page Handbook provides information for seniors in Florida, covering many areas. See pages 89-93 for a discussion of Advance . . . → Read More: Florida: Older Floridians Handbook, Fifth Edition Florida: Do Not Resuscitate Orders: Do Not Resuscitate But Do Treat With Care, by Florida Department of Health, 4 page booklet discussing Do Not Resuscitate Orders under Florida law. »View details: Florida- Do Not Resuscitate Orders – Do Not . . . → Read More: Florida: Do Not Resuscitate Orders: Do Not Resuscitate But Do Treat With Care Florida: 2010 Florida Statutes, Chapter 765, Health Care Advance Directives, Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature. Sets forth the entire Florida State Statute (law) governing Health Care Advance Directives. Part I states the General Provisions. Part II deals . . . → Read More: Florida: 2010 Florida Statutes, Chapter 765, Health Care Advance Directives Florida: Living Wills, Health Care Surrogates, and Advanced Directives, Florida Bar, Public Information Website. Links to PDF documents containing FAQ’s About Advance Directives, as well as forms provided by the Florida Bar for a Florida Living Will and a . . . → Read More: Florida: Living Wills, Health Care Surrogates, and Advanced Directives Minnesota: Questions and Answers About Health Care Directives, Minnesota Department of Health. »View Details: Put it In Writing – Questions and Answers on Advance Directives Minnesota: 2010 Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 145C. Health Care Directives. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. A copy of the Minnesota State law governing health care directives in Minnesota. »View Details New York: PLANNING YOUR HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCE; How to Make Your End-of-Life Wishes Known and Honored, State of New York, Office of The Attorney General. 33 page booklet, advising on the four different types of Health Care Advance . . . → Read More: New York: PLANNING YOUR HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCE; How to Make Your End-of-Life Wishes Known and Honored New York: Frequently Asked Questions on Health Care Agents/ Proxies, New York State Department of Health. Links to the NY State Health Care Proxy form. »View Details New York: Health Care Proxy Form provided by the New York Department of Health See Form: New York Health Care Proxy Form, New York: Living Will Forms and Health Care Proxy Forms, provided by the New York State Bar Association. View Details.. UPDATE – MAY 22, 2013: HelpingYouCare® has received notice today that NOAH closed in January, 2013, and their website referenced below is no longer available. All of the U.S. States: Advance Directives By State, Updated October 12, 2010, by . . . → Read More: All of the U.S. States: Advance Directives By State Health Care Directives and Durable Powers of Attorney: Don’t Leave Home Without Them, Holland & Knight LLP. Introduction to the importance of having a living will or designating a health care power of attorney or surrogate to make health . . . → Read More: Health Care Directives and Durable Powers of Attorney: Don’t Leave Home Without Them  Comments are closed  Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Advance Directives, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Good source of extensive links to general information on Advance Directives, such as living wills, health care proxies or surrogate designations, . . . → Read More: Advance Directives Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview An Excerpt from “A Guide to Living Wills and Health Care Proxies,” Harvard Health Publications. Provides a brief introduction to what health care advance directives are, and why they are important. “ Advance care directives allow you to choose . . . → Read More: An Excerpt from “A Guide to Living Wills and Health Care Proxies,” Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Consider end-of-life decisions while still healthy, by Jane Glenn Haas, Orange County Register, »View Details Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Ethical And Legal Issues, Aging in the Know, by American Geriatric Society (AGS), Foundation for Health in Aging. Discusses legal and ethical issues in end-of-life decisions, including each person’s right to give informed consent concerning his or her medical . . . → Read More: Ethical And Legal Issues, Aging in the Know Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview End-of-Life Choices: CPR & DNR, Family Caregiver Alliance. General discussion of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Form. These are matters that are frequently the subject of Advance Directives such as living wills or decisions that an . . . → Read More: End-of-Life Choices: CPR & DNR Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview End-Of-Life Decisions: Advance Directives, 4 page pamphlet of general information on Advance Directives provided by Caring Connections, the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, supported by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, in conjunction with the National Alliance for Hispanic . . . → Read More: End-Of-Life Decisions: Advance Directives Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Living wills and advance directives: Tools for medical wishes, MayoClinic.com. General introduction to living wills, medical power of attorney, and Do Not Resuscitate Orders. »View Details Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Put it in Writing: Questions and Answers on Advance Directives, 10 page booklet by the American Hospital Association. Provides a good general introduction to living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care (sometimes called medical powers of . . . → Read More: Put it in Writing: Questions and Answers on Advance Directives Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Health Care Agents: Appointing One and Being One, a 32 page booklet by Caring Connections, a Program of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. Discusses health care agents (sometimes called health care proxies or surrogates) and living wills, . . . → Read More: Health Care Agents: Appointing One and Being One Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview Making Decisions for a Loved One at the End of Life, Brochure by the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Internal Medicine. Discusses some basic pointers for the caregiver faced with the need to make medical . . . → Read More: Making Decisions for a Loved One at the End of Life Comments are closed Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview |
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