Tag Archives: diabetes

When told they need to move to insulin injections, many people fear the pain associated with needles. Yet the reality is that when insulin therapy is started, most people are surprised to find how little the injections hurt.

Several provinces in Canada cover the costs of insulin pumps for select groups of people with diabetes. Discover if you are eligible.

Many people are surprised to learn that skin issues are among the potential complications related to diabetes. Yet one in three people with diabetes will experience a skin issue that is either caused by or affected by diabetes.

Summer is the season that so many of us look forward to. But hot weather can pose a number of problems for people living with diabetes.

In this first of a four-part series, nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator, Gail MacNeil, discusses the risks, complications and stresses associated with COVID-19 with endocrinologist, Dr. Alanna Weisman, and psychiatrist, Dr. Barry Simon. Here are their insights.

Learn how depression is more common among people with diabetes and can have a serious effect on overall health.

A new year often brings new resolutions. For many, a New Year resolution is to lose weight. For some, this resolution is made annually, with little success.