Diabetes Management
How do you know if you have kidney disease?
Kidney disease is a common complication of diabetes. Read about diabetes and kidney disease in this article, including symptoms, tests that diagnose it and the five stages of kidney disease.
Is your blood glucose monitor accurate? How do you know?
Every day, people living with diabetes use their blood glucose monitoring results to make self-management decisions. How accurate should your blood glucose monitor be? What do you need to know about blood glucose monitor accuracy?
Learn how to read food labels
One of the most valuable tools available to Canadians living with diabetes is the Nutrition Facts table found on packaged foods.
Ketones…what are they and what do they mean?
People often ask what it means when their meter flashes “test ketones”.
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
In fact, for most people, when you’re first diagnosed, your healthcare team will initially recommend healthy behaviour interventions, such as eating healthy and following a regular exercise program, before they initiate medication.





