Management

For smokers who want to stop, quitting permanently is the desired outcome. But is quitting smoking cold turkey the right way to go about it? Some people believe that going cold turkey is the best route, because it allows nicotine to leave your system quickly. Others believe that going cold turkey makes withdrawal symptoms so difficult to cope with that ...

Did you know that you have 10 times as many bacterial cells in and on your body than you do human cells? That is five pounds of bacteria!

You don’t have to do it alone! Wherever you live in Canada, there are resources available to help you quit smoking.

Congratulations! You are part of a big club … the diabetes club. It’s probably one that you wish you hadn’t joined, but like it or not, it’s a club that you are a member of.

It’s important for everyone to get a flu shot every year, but it’s especially important for those with diabetes.

Let’s face it: quitting smoking is really hard! Breaking free from an addiction is probably one of the most difficult things a person can do.

As people who are living closely with diabetes, our interest is peaked whenever we hear or see a news item about supposed new research or medical findings.