Learn about stress and its physical effects on the body and discover how this affects people with type 2 diabetes. Understand the stress that comes after diagnosis and the different stresses that caregivers face.
Healthy Living
Supporting a teen with diabetes
There have been some interesting posts in the ‘Connect’ section of this site about the challenges of supporting teens with diabetes.
Diabetes self-care: the power of purpose
By having a deep sense of purpose, which is a deeper reason for taking care of your diabetes, the daily steps of care can become easier to accept. Purpose, in the case of diabetes, is the active choice of why you do something.
Diabetes distress
Living with diabetes can be stressful. For some, the stress goes beyond everyday concern and leads to a condition known as diabetes distress.
Burnout can be defeated
Burnout is a common word, but what is burnout and what can you do about it? I think a good way to understand burnout if you live with diabetes is to reflect on 2 experiences that virtually everyone can agree on: first, life is hard; second, no one wants to be sick.
Updated guidelines for managing low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Diabetes Canada recently released updated guidelines on hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This update is important because hypoglycemia is a common and a potentially dangerous complication of diabetes.
