It is a very exciting time for diabetes care and education and Canada! In early April, Diabetes Canada released the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada.
Management
What are normal blood sugar levels?
When you or someone you care for is diagnosed with diabetes, a three-worded phrase quickly becomes part of everyday conversation: that is, ‘blood sugar levels’ – or ‘blood glucose levels’.
Information for caregivers: managing high blood sugar in people with diabetes
If you are caring for a loved one with diabetes, it’s important that you know how to recognize and manage high blood sugar levels (this is known as hyperglycemia).
How to manage your diabetes waste in a green environment
If you have diabetes, you inevitably produce a fair share of waste via used supplies, such as needles, lancets and test strips.
Weather and diabetes
Extreme weather conditions – both hot and cold – can affect people with diabetes in a number of ways.
Alcohol consumption and the risk of heart disease in diabetes: everything in moderation
The link between heavy alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease is quite clear.
