Low blood sugar, also called hypoglycemia, can result when the body has too much insulin.
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Advocating for yourself with your healthcare team
Advocating for yourself is an important part of managing your overall healthcare needs.
Self-managing diabetes
Self-managing your diabetes, whether you have type 1, or type 2 or gestational diabetes can be very challenging and empowering at the same time.
Diabetes caregivers – giving support without taking control
As people who support someone living with diabetes, we not only care for our loved ones, we also care about them.
A1C test – are you keeping track?
An A1C (short for ‘glycated hemoglobin’) test is a measure of your blood glucose levels over the past three months. To do an A1C test, your healthcare team takes a sample of your blood, which is then sent to a laboratory.
Does cold turkey work when you’re trying to quit smoking?
For smokers who want to stop, quitting permanently is the desired outcome. But is quitting smoking cold turkey the right way to go about it? Some people believe that going cold turkey is the best route, because it allows nicotine to leave your system quickly. Others believe that going cold turkey makes withdrawal symptoms so […]
