Living Well With Diabetes -Articles

Lifestyle choices or health behaviours, as they are called now, can make a significant difference to life expectancy for all of us, but even more so for a person living with diabetes.

People with type 2 diabetes write back to their younger selves, to share personal insights and reflect on their experience of living with diabetes and starting on insulin therapy. In this post, Alison reflects on living with diabetes.

High blood pressure – also called hypertension – increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. It’s important to keep blood pressure within diabetes management targets.

We all know that practising good oral hygiene - brushing your teeth, flossing, visiting your dentist regularly - is important for everyone. However, it's particularly important for those who have diabetes.

Managing diabetes as a family is especially important when making changes in diet and lifestyle. Having support at home will play a key part in creating good habits that will stick.

Type 2 diabetes used to be known as a disease that happened only to older people. In fact, it used to be called “adult-onset diabetes.” Over the past 20 years, however, type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed more frequently in children and adolescents.

Learn about sexual health related to people with diabetes. Includes information about erectile dysfunction for men, and problems with vaginal lubrication and sensation for women.