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Members of the alumni group of the Diabetes, Exercise and Healthy Lifestyle Program were reflecting on their experiences from previous winters and the challenges they faced in managing their diabetes.

You care about a friend or family member with diabetes, and start noticing changes in their routine. Perhaps they keep forgetting to take their medications, for example. Or even worse, they stop taking them altogether. The secret culprit could be side-effects.

Many people with diabetes manage to follow the physical activity recommendations by staying active and exercising during the summer months, but find it much harder to stay active in cold weather.

In a previous blog, I wrote about how a person with Type 1 diabetes may transition from a pediatrics diabetes program to an adult medical diabetes program. Once involved in an adult program, research has found that continuing and maintaining the medical diabetic care can be very challenging

High blood sugar levels, officially known as hyperglycemia, occur when the body has too little insulin or can’t use the insulin that it makes properly.

Diabetes affects blood vessels. The kidneys are little powerhouses full of blood vessels, so they are particularly susceptible to harm.

The Glycemic Index (GI) can be an invaluable tool both for people with diabetes and for those trying to avoid the condition.