You may have heard about heart age calculators or risk assessment tools that healthcare professionals use to help guide management. This blog will help explain the pros and cons of their use.
Articles and Blogs
Low blood sugar-should we worry?
Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar is defined as a blood sugar level of less than 4.0 mmol/L in people with diabetes who are treated with either insulin or medications that cause insulin to be produced such as glyburide or Diamicron®.
Medications to manage type 2 diabetes
When a person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, their A1C at that time determines how their condition should initially be managed.
Mario: Follow good advice and live healthily
Canadians 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, Mario reflects on living with diabetes.
Diabetes and physical activity: Q & A
Do you have questions about diabetes and physical activity? We answer some of the most common questions here.
Don’t let fear of hypoglycemia restrict your diabetes management
Fear of hypoglycemia is common in people with diabetes, but there are steps you can take to manage it.
