As we age, it is common to be treated for more than one medical condition at a time, for example, diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis. To manage these conditions, patients are often prescribed more than one medication to be taken each day. However, taking multiple medications can be challenging to work into your daily routine.
Management
What your blood sugars can and can’t tell you
Your blood glucose meter is an important tool in your diabetes management. Its main purpose is to record your blood sugar at a particular time – whether you’re in a fasting state (before a meal), after a meal or during the night.
The impact of food choices on blood sugar levels
Understanding how food choices affect your blood sugar is a valuable skill to have, because it reduces your risk of developing long-term complications of diabetes.
Get motivated to manage type 2 diabetes!
A diagnosis of diabetes doesn’t mean that you can’t live life to your fullest, so take charge, fight back and manage your diabetes.
Finding diabetes support in Canada
People who have diabetes can benefit from a number of support systems, both in person and online, as well as individual and group support.
Diabetes and hospital admissions: how to avoid them and how to survive them!
No one likes to be in hospital, but the reality is that people living with diabetes are more likely to have a hospital stay. At any given time on a hospital medical ward, about 25% of the people there have diabetes.
