Unlike fat and carbohydrates, the body does not store protein, and therefore has no reservoir to draw on when it needs a new supply. That’s why everyone – including people with diabetes – needs to include foods that contain protein in their diet.
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Diabetes tests…What do they mean? When are they done?
Good diabetes care that helps the person living with diabetes avoid complications, involves regular diabetes-focused visits with their family doctor, nurse practitioner or diabetes specialist.
How to survive the common cold with diabetes
Having a cold is never fun. But when you have diabetes and a cold there’s an added risk to all that sniffing and sneezing: as your body sends out extra hormones to fight infection, it can alter your body’s sugar and insulin response.
How is diabetes diagnosed?
Diabetes can be diagnosed in a number of ways. In fact, there are 4 different tests that can be done to diagnose diabetes, as recommended by the Diabetes Canada clinical practice guidelines.
Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Type 2 diabetes was seen primarily in adults over 40 years of age. However, there has now been an increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children.
The latest on type 2 diabetes remission
We think of type 2 diabetes as a chronic disease that can negatively impact our health the longer we have it. But more and more research is showing that some people with type 2 diabetes can achieve remission (or reverse their disease) using certain interventions.
