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From the day an individual is diagnosed with diabetes - whether Type 1, Type 2 or Gestational Diabetes - the support from friends and family can be very powerful and can help with adjusting to the day-to-day management of diabetes.

For many years, dogs have been trained to help people with a disability or chronic illness, such as blindness or epilepsy. Recently, though, dogs have been trained to help people with diabetes .

Hypertension or high blood pressure - what is it? And why is it important to recognize and treat hypertension in people with diabetes?

Eating healthy is one of the cornerstones of managing diabetes. Despite what many people believe,

As people who support someone living with diabetes, we not only care for our loved ones, we also care about them.

An A1C (short for ‘glycated hemoglobin’) test is a measure of your blood glucose levels over the past three months. To do an A1C test, your healthcare team takes a sample of your blood, which is then sent to a laboratory.