Kidney disease in people with diabetes is treated with self-management practices, such as attaining an ideal weight and target blood sugars, not smoking, following a heart- and kidney-healthy meal plan, and taking certain medications.
How to engage family and friends in helping manage severe low blood sugar
If you take insulin or a diabetes medication that increases insulin produced by the pancreas (such as glyburide, gliclazide or repaglinide), you may be at risk of severe hypoglycemia. Read on to learn some things your family and friends can do to help you manage severe low blood sugar.
Hot weather tips for diabetes diets
Individuals living with diabetes need to take extra care in hot weather for a variety of reasons.
Share your blood glucose diary with your health care team
You can keep in touch with your healthcare professional with the CONTOUR® Diabetes App. If you use the CONTOUR®NEXT ONE meter, you can quickly send a PDF copy of your results to your healthcare professional to aid in a remote consultation, and help you keep your diabetes management on track.
Using an insulin pump with a blood glucose meter or CGM
People who use insulin pumps must check their blood sugar levels regularly. Checking blood sugar using a meter or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in this article.
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.
