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Diabetes is a chronic disease that can happen for the following reasons: your body can’t produce insulin, or your body can’t use the insulin that it produces. (Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of glucose in the blood.) However, not all types of diabetes are the same. We’ll discuss the different types of [...]

What is hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar, is a condition where blood sugar levels are abnormally low. According to the Diabetes Canada clinical practice guidelines, hypoglycemia is officially defined as blood sugar levels less than 4.0 mmol/L. Severe hypoglycemia happens when blood sugar levels drop to 2.8 mmol/L or lower. What causes [...]