November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. More than 34 million Americans have diabetes and approximately one in three people in the United States are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. Diabetes can develop either due to inadequate or non-production of insulin or result from your body's inability to use or respond to the insulin it does produce. Read more November is National Family Caregiver's month, a time when we honor the more than 65 million Americans who care for their aging or disabled loved ones. Unpaid care provided by family caregivers represents 90 percent of all long-term care in America. If you are a caregiver for an elderly or disabled relative, know that you are not alone. As a caregiver, it's important to take steps to preserve your own health and well-being: - Stay positive and find humor in everyday situations.
- Make time for yourself.
- Get organized and make a binder for information and records you need regularly.
- Join a support group and build your caregiving team by reaching out for help through community resources or family members.
Caregiving During COVID-19 COVID-19 has added additional stress to caregivers as older adults have been urged to stay away from others as much as possible. Read more The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board will host several Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) webinars during November and December. Each webinar is approximately one hour, and registration is required. The password for each event is TSPweb. If you require reasonable accommodations, please contact webinars@frtib.gov. Read more |
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