Years ago, I discovered the enormous usefulness of an out-of-print Richard Hittleman book, Weight Control Through Yoga. It had handy adaptations for helping teach just about anyone with serious weight, frailty or other issues that were preventing the person from even beginning to perform basic yoga stretches.
Neck pain and headaches are often caused by excessive muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, which can lead to nerve impingements, disc misalignments and feelings of tension, discomfort and pain in the neck and head. These symptoms can be relieved, or at least partially relieved, with a regular stretching routine that lengthens all of the major muscle groups of the neck and shoulders.
It's long been known that diabetes, even when properly treated, can lead to cognitive impairment, memory loss and even higher likelihood of Alzheimers.
