Exciting new developments in blood glucose monitoring and insulin therapies have been launched in Canada.

Part of your diabetes self-management includes understanding how carbohydrate intake affects your blood sugar levels, how much carbohydrate you should have at each meal and how much carbohydrate a food contains.

I talked recently with one of the physicians involved in the islet cell transplant program, also known as the “Edmonton Protocol.”

By now you have settled into the new year and are either doing really well with your new year’s resolutions or you’re back to hanging clothes on your treadmill! Either way, people living with diabetes and their healthcare professionals are always looking for ways to improve diabetes management and ultimately improve quality of life. So, what might 2015 bring? In ...

Each year the Canadian Diabetes Association hosts its Professional Conference and Annual Meetings.

The simple answer to that question is “yes!” Sometimes the dose of insulin you need to take to lower your blood sugar is higher than your insulin pen or syringe can deliver.

In June 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the inhaled insulin called Afrezza for use in the treatment of type 1 diabetes.