The management of type 1 diabetes in older or elderly adults is generally very similar to that of the general type 1 diabetes population.
Management
How to manage your diabetes even when you’re working full-time
No doubt working full-time can be hectic and stressful at times for most people. But when you add diabetes into the mix, working full-time means you’re juggling career demands along with managing your blood sugar levels.
Life expectancy and diabetes: bad news, good news
Lifestyle choices or health behaviours, as they are called now, can make a significant difference to life expectancy for all of us, but even more so for a person living with diabetes.
Managing diabetes as a family
Managing diabetes as a family is especially important when making changes in diet and lifestyle. Having support at home will play a key part in creating good habits that will stick.
Managing type 2 diabetes in children
Type 2 diabetes used to be known as a disease that happened only to older people. In fact, it used to be called “adult-onset diabetes.” Over the past 20 years, however, type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed more frequently in children and adolescents.
Preparing for surgery when you have diabetes
The thought of surgery is stressful for most people. But if you have diabetes, it can be even more so.
