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Watching someone you care about having an episode of low blood sugar or hypoglycemia can often be a frightening and confusing event.

For people with diabetes, controlling blood sugar is a delicate act between healthy eating, staying active and taking diabetes medications.

Parents of young adults with diabetes often share the difficulty adjusting to the transition from pediatric medical care to adult endocrinology care.

At Toronto Rehab’'s Diabetes, Exercise and Healthy lifestyle Program, patients gather around a large counter situated in the middle of the track, where they check their blood sugar after exercise.

If you live with or care for a person with diabetes, it comes as no surprise that hypoglycemia (or low blood glucose) presents a serious threat to a person's physical health.

Understand what causes hypoglycemia, which is the medical term for blood glucose levels below 4 mol/L. Find out how to treat hypoglycemia quickly it with glucose tablets, sugar, fruit juice, or a soft drink.

Over the past few weeks, you have been able to read about hypoglycemia: the causes, the treatment, the prevention, the recognition and most importantly what you can do to help when it is happening to someone you care for.