Sarah Henry
Caring.com senior editor
- About
Sarah Henry has covered health stories for most of her more than two decades as a writer, from her ten-year stint at the award-winning Center for Investigative Reporting, to her staff writer position with Hippocrates magazine, to her most recent web work for online sites including WebMD, Babycenter.com, and Consumer Health Interactive. Sarah has collaborated on several books, including the popular Dr. Koop's Self-Care Advisor, and her health articles have appeared in a wide range of publications including Modern Maturity, Health, Parenting, Glamour, the Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times Magazine. She holds a B.A. in communications from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, where she majored in journalism.
Sarah understands the tyranny of distance faced by many adult children caring for their aging parents. Her mother and father are both in their 70s and dealing with health challenges. Although Sarah returns to her hometown regularly, she's grateful that her five siblings -- who include a doctor and a nurse -- live near her parents. Sarah herself lives in Berkeley, California, with her nine-year-old son, whom she hopes will look after her in her old age.
Recently Published on Caring.com
Thursday July 03, 2008
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Article - 15 Essential Diabetes Drug Tips
15 tips for people with type 2 diabetes, and their caregivers, about taking oral medications
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Blog Post - How to Take a Vacation With Diabetes
How to help your parent with diabetes eat well -- and keep blood sugar and weight in check -- while on vacation.
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Wednesday July 02, 2008
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Blog Post - Brain Injuries Are the Biggest Risk When the Elderly Fall
Brain injuries present the biggest danger when elderly fall.
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Thursday June 26, 2008
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Blog Post - Falling Down and Feeling Down: What's the Connection?
Falling down and feeling down linked in elderly, say researchers from Down Under.
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Blog Post - Say What? Hearing Loss Common Among Adults with Diabetes
NIH researchers discover that hearing loss is widespread among adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Thursday June 19, 2008
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Blog Post - The Connection Between Diabetes and Sleep Apnea
People with type 2 diabetes urged to get checked for sleep apnea.
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Community Post - What's your greatest challenge caring for a parent with diabetes?
There are so many aspects to managing type 2 diabetes...
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Tuesday June 17, 2008
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Blog Post - Getting to the Heart of Recent Diabetes Findings
Making sense of three type 2 diabetes studies, known as ACCORD. ADVANCE, and the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial, intense glucose control, and heart trouble.
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Thursday June 12, 2008
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Blog Post - Healthy Gums May Keep Type 2 Diabetes in Check
Type 2 diabetes and gum disease are linked. Here's a simple solution to dealing with this dilemma.
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Monday June 09, 2008
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Article - 12 Common Diabetes Myths Debunked
Discover the truth about 12 common diabetes myths so you can help your parent with type 2 diabetes sort fact from fiction.
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Friday June 06, 2008
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Blog Post - Can You Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay With a Mediterranean Diet?
Type 2 diabetes may be kept at bay by eating a Mediterranean diet, a new study suggests.
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Tuesday June 03, 2008
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Article - How to Help Your Parent Make Dietary Changes
Advice on how to help your parent with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease make dietary changes for the better.
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Friday May 30, 2008
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Blog Post - In Men With Type 2 Diabetes, Bedroom Blues May Signal a Broken Heart
In men with type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction may be a warning sign for serious heart trouble, including heart attack and death.
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Thursday May 29, 2008
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Blog Post - With Diabetes, Diet and Dumbbells Make a Difference
Making lifestyle changes can help people at risk for type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the disease, includes diet and exercise tips.
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Wednesday May 28, 2008
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Blog Post - Farewell to Falls
Seniors can prevent life-altering falls by doing balance training exercises.
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Saturday May 24, 2008
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Blog Post - Got a Parent With Diabetes? Chew on This
A new chewing gum, infused with the widely-prescribed diabetes drug metformin, is in development.
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Wednesday May 21, 2008
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Blog Post - The Plot Thickens: Another Clue in the Alzheimer's-Diabetes Mystery
New research may help explain the connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Plus tips if you suspect your parent with type 2 diabetes has Alzheimer's disease.
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Saturday May 17, 2008
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Blog Post - Desperately Seeking Senior Care Specialists
A shortage of senior care doctors concerns baby boomers and their aging parents; find tips on how to locate a geriatric specialist.
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Thursday May 15, 2008
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Blog Post - Too Much and Too Little Shut-Eye May Be Bad for Health
Too little and too much sleep can be a health hazard. Find tips on helping your parents get just the right amount of rest.
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
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Blog Post - A "Hip" New Sound or a Noisy Nuisance?
Why some artificial ceramic hips squeak and what people with hip replacements are doing about it.
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Saturday May 10, 2008
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Blog Post - A Big Butt May Keep Diabetes at Bay
New research suggests that body fat found around the buttocks may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Friday May 09, 2008
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Blog Post - Note to People With Arthritis and Diabetes: Move It or Lose It
That's the advice coming out of a major new study linking diabetes to arthritis.
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Thursday May 08, 2008
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Blog Post - Should You Put Type 2 Diabetes to the Test?
Researchers are asking whether daily self-monitoring is worth the effort and expense.
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Wednesday May 07, 2008
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Blog Post - Weighty Matters: Diabetes Drugs Can Pack on the Pounds
Some prescription drugs, it turns out, have an unintended side effect: They lead to weight gain.
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Sunday May 04, 2008
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Article - Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes: A Beginner's Guide
A guide to the oral medications available to people with type 2 diabetes.
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Friday May 02, 2008
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Blog Post - Diabetes Studies: Good News? Bad News? Who Knows?
How to make sense of drug study findings for people caring for parents with type 2 diabetes.
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Thursday May 01, 2008
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Blog Post - Solutions for Seniors Who Struggle to Get Enough Zzzs
Sleep problems are common among the elderly; find ways to help your parents get a good night's rest.
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Wednesday April 30, 2008
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Blog Post - Downward Dog May Keep Elderly Upright
Recent research reveals Iyengar yoga improves stability and balance in older women, which could lower their risk of falling.
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Thursday April 24, 2008
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Blog Post - Yelling and Nagging: Not the Way to Keep Someone With Diabetes on Track
Practical advice on how to help your parent or partner with diabetes comply with health recommendations.
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Thursday April 17, 2008
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Blog Post - The Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's
What to watch for and what you can do.
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Community Post - Does reading study results and headlines about Diabetes treatment confuse or help you care for your diabetic parents?
A recent study on type 2 diabetes found that intense...
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Friday April 11, 2008
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Blog Post - Old Meets New: High-Tech Toys Help Seniors Deal With Diabetes
A handy list of high-tech gadgets that can help take the hassle out of dealing with diabetes for seniors and their caregivers.
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Thursday April 03, 2008
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Blog Post - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People With Diabetes
Find advice from self-help writer Stephen R. Covey in a guide for people with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes.
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Thursday March 27, 2008
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Blog Post - Wanted: Companionship for a Dad with Diabetes
How to find senior companionship for your aging and ailing parent.
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Tuesday March 25, 2008
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Blog Post - Could You Have Diabetes -- And Not Know It?
Find out if you're at risk for type 2 diabetes by taking the American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Risk Test.
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Monday March 24, 2008
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Blog Post - Seven Words of Wisdom for Dealing with Diabetes
Find seven words of wisdom for dealing with diabetes.
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Thursday March 20, 2008
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Blog Post - Medications vs. Lifestyle Changes: What's the Best Way to Tackle Type 2 Diabetes?
How to help your parent with type 2 diabetes make lifestyle changes for the better. Learn simple strategies to encourage your parent with diabetes to eat better and get exercise.
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Tuesday March 18, 2008
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Checklist - 10 Essential Diabetes Resources on the Web
Ten trustworthy and invaluable websites that offer education and support for people with type 2 diabetes.
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Monday March 10, 2008
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Checklist - 25 Essential Questions to Ask Your Parent's Doctor About Type 2 Diabetes
Whether you accompany your parent to doctors' appointments...
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Sunday March 09, 2008
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Article - 2 Emergency Diabetes Complications You Can Help Your Parent Avoid
Find out what you can do to help your parent with type 2 diabetes avoid two potentially life-threatening diabetes complications.
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Article - 3 Acute Diabetes Complications You Can Help Your Parent Avoid
Find out how to help your parent with type 2 diabetes avoid short-term complications such as low or high blood sugar (hypo- or hyperglycemia).
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Article - 9 Things to Do When Your Parent Is Diagnosed With Diabetes
A handy checklist of things you can do to help your parent when she's newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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Article - 8 Ways to Help Your Parent With Diabetes Handle Sick Days
Eight tips to help your parent with type 2 diabetes deal with illnesses.
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Article - How to Help Your Parent With Type 2 Diabetes Deal With Stress
Effective strategies to help your parent with type 2 diabetes deal with stress.
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Tip - Correctly Trim the Toenails of Your Parent With Diabetes
Advice for people with diabetes and their caregivers on how to correctly cut toenails.
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Tuesday February 05, 2008
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Article - Managing Your Parent's Type 2 Diabetes: Coping With the 5 Toughest Challenges
Learn about the toughest challenges seniors with type 2 diabetes face and find ways you can help your parent with diabetes overcome these obstacles.
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Article - Type 2 Diabetes: A Beginner's Guide
Learn the basics about type 2 diabetes -- its causes, complications, and management -- so you can help your parent after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
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Monday January 21, 2008
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Article - Monitoring Blood Glucose: What You Should Know to Help a Parent with Diabetes
Monitoring the blood glucose of a parent with diabetes helps identify which treatments work best. Here are the basics of blood glucose monitoring.
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Monday November 19, 2007
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Checklist - 10 People You Need on Your Diabetes Care Team
Learn which doctors and other health specialists provide the medical help your parent with diabetes needs, and how to find them.
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Sunday November 18, 2007
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Article - 10 Chronic Diabetes Complications You Can Help Your Parent Avoid
How helping your elderly parent keep her diabetes under control can avoid 10 serious -- even life-threatening -- complications.
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Checklist - 12 Items Your Parent With Diabetes Should Always Carry
Help your parent with diabetes be prepared for medical emergencies when he's not at home: Know the 12 essentials he should always have with him.
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Checklist - 10 Health Checks Your Parent with Diabetes Needs
Know the 10 types of medical checkups your parent with diabetes should have regularly, and which doctors should coordinate them.
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Friday November 16, 2007
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Article - How to Help Your Parent With Diabetes Follow Medication Recommendations
Strategies to help you help your elderly parent take their diabetes medications on time and consistently.
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Wednesday November 14, 2007
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Article - How to Ensure a Parent With Diabetes Follows Exercise Recommendations
A how-to guide on getting your parent with diabetes to exercise without getting on their nerves.
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Friday November 09, 2007
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Article - How to Help Your Parent With Diabetes Stick With Diet Recommendations
Help your parent with diabetes make smart food choices. Educate yourself and them about what they can and can't eat without driving them crazy.
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