As you have read in previous blogs, hypertension or high blood pressure can contribute to diabetes complications. One factor that can cause hypertension is stress.
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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).
Christine: you don’t need to feel guilty
People with type 2 diabetes write back to their younger selves, to share personal insights and reflect on their experience of living with diabetes and starting on insulin therapy. Now retired, Christine was the kind of nurse you’d hope for if you ever needed one. Confident, energetic and kind.
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.
Identifying a foot in need: when to seek help
Diabetes Canada recommends that people with diabetes have their feet checked by a specialized healthcare professional at least once a year.
Chris: Watch your weight
People with type 2 diabetes write back to their younger selves, to share personal insights and reflect on their experience of living with diabetes and starting on insulin therapy. In this post, Chris reflects on living with diabetes. At 31, Chris wasn’t the sort of person who was eager to curtail his social life. Convivial […]
