Blood glucose levels change across the course of a day, and can vary depending on the foods you eat and physical activity levels.
Monitoring
Time to check in
When it’s time to check in with your diabetes healthcare team, make sure you come prepared!
Whether it’s a daily blood sugar check, or an annual eye examination, regular testing is a very important part of your diabetes management.
Tips for reducing pain with blood glucose monitoring
Pricking your finger every single day – and often more than once a day – is an important part of your diabetes management.
Diabetes tests…What do they mean? When are they done?
Good diabetes care that helps the person living with diabetes avoid complications, involves regular diabetes-focused visits with their family doctor, nurse practitioner or diabetes specialist.
Measuring blood sugar levels throughout the day
Should you be measuring blood sugar levels throughout the day? While it’s true that people with diabetes should measure their blood sugar at regular intervals, there are some distinctions regarding how often to test.
Differences between continuous glucose monitoring systems in Canada
Continuous glucose monitoring systems have become more commonly used in recent years by Canadians living with diabetes. There are various systems available, which have many similarities






