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According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, “Healthy aging doesn’t start at a certain age or life stage — it’s a gradual, lifelong process”. Healthy aging starts with practicing healthy habits at every stage of life to improve a person’s chances of staying healthy as a person gets older.

Some examples of healthy habits include:

• Staying physically active.
• Eating a healthy diet, including whole foods.
• Maintaining a social network with friends and family.
• Playing an active role in one’s health care journey.

Read the story of John and Patty and the ways they have incorporated heathy eating and physical activity in their life.

Along with the aging process, chronic conditions, such as prediabetes or diabetes, can affect many older adults. The good news is that a person can take steps to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes, which is the most common form of the disease to develop in older adults. If you already have diabetes, there are steps you can take to manage the condition and prevent diabetes-related health problems.

Talk to your doctor about getting tested for diabetes if you don’t have a diagnosis. Learn more about prediabetes and the diabetes prevention program by visiting the People with Prediabetes page.

If you have a diagnosis of diabetes, it can be ever changing as a person ages. Many times, people are taking multiple medications and figuring out meal planning for a smaller family, all of which can make managing diabetes more difficult. If you are looking to make an individualized diabetes plan fit your lifestyle, consider meeting one-on-one with an educator. Find diabetes training services near you or ask your doctor for a referral.