Living Well With Diabetes -Articles

Depending on where you live in Canada, diabetes medications, devices and supplies may or may not receive government coverage. This can result in real hardship in jurisdictions where costs have to be borne directly by individuals with diabetes.

Have you or the person you support ever wondered why they are taking several medications for their diabetes while others only take one or nothing at all? To address the concerns on oral medications for type 2 diabetes let us explore the following.

Should they continue taking their diabetes medications or what food they should eat when they are unable to eat their usual meals?

Transitioning a son or daughter into an adult diabetic program from a pediatric family-child-centred diabetic program can be very emotionally upsetting for parents and the caregivers of these 18 year olds with diabetes.

As you have read in previous blogs, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar or insulin shock) occurs when the blood sugar level drops below the normal range.

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are a welcome addition to the variety of devices that people with diabetes can take advantage of to ensure they keep glucose levels in check.

We often hear scary stories about foot problems for people with diabetes. If care is taken it doesn’t have to be that way!