Have you ever felt like you are on an emotional roller coaster when you see your blood glucose (sugar) readings going up and down with no clear explanation? You’re not alone!
Healthy Living
Coping strategies for a diabetes diagnosis
Our mental health is intrinsically linked with our physical health; when we have a change in one domain, we experience a shift in the other. Getting a diagnosis of diabetes can result in a range of emotions, especially around the time of diagnosis.
Build resilience by navigating your diabetes with a growth mindset
Living with diabetes can often feel like a relentless battle, where the ebb and flow of blood sugar levels, the constant monitoring and the looming threat of complications can weigh heavily on one’s shoulders. It’s a journey that demands resilience
Diabetes support for young adults
In a previous blog, I wrote about how a person with Type 1 diabetes may transition from a pediatrics diabetes program to an adult medical diabetes program. Once involved in an adult program, research has found that continuing and maintaining the medical diabetic care can be very challenging
“Should you be eating that?” Exposing diabetes stigma
Stigma arises out of the attitudes, beliefs and assumptions made about those with diabetes by people without diabetes that are part of societal norms.
Transitioning from pediatric to adult care
Transitioning from a pediatrics diabetes program to an adult diabetes program can be exciting and also an unknown, which can be scary for the 18 year old and their parents or caregiver.
