Diabetes affects millions worldwide as a chronic condition. It has two forms: Type 1 and Type 2. Each type has specific causes, symptoms, and management strategies.
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Working Together To Live With Type 2 Diabetes
Reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes starts by changing one thing at a time. It can be overwhelming to try and change too many things at once, and you are less likely to stick with them.
My 2020 Reading List
Here’s a list of books to read for a New Year’s resolution. They explore fatherhood, history, inspiration, and following your dreams. They’ll teach you how to decide and go for your goals.
Monitoring My Risk For Diabetes And Heart Disease
The first thing I do most days when I get home from work is get on the bike. My wife and I, 18 months ago, impulse bought a Peloton bike and it has been a…
Diabetics Need Someone To Have Their Back
Baqsimi is a nasal glucagon to treat severe hypoglycemia. The most important thing you can do for a diabetic is to have their back, this helps that happen.
Why Type 2 Diabetes Puts You At Risk For Kidney Disease
What is your risk for kidney disease? Take a simple quiz to assess, and make a plan to talk to your doctor about your kidney health and type 2 diabetes.
The 21 Day Challenge To End Diabetes – Follow at #Diabetes21
Together we can end diabetes. Changing your lifestyle will work towards ending type 2 diabetes, raising money and awareness can get us closer to a cure for type 1 diabetes. Here’s how to do the #Diabetes21 challenge.
People With Diabetes Prove They Can #BeRemarkable
Just because you have diabetes it doesn’t have to mean you can’t #BeRemarkable. From kids going to camp to world class hurdlers, watch how diabetes is overcome
Accuracy Matters: How Having Diabetes Is Like Running Out Of Gas
What’s it like having diabetes? Imagine constantly trying to read a very vague gas gauge, trying to maintain the tank. Accuracy matters, check out Max Domi’s story.
What Does Having Diabetes Feel Like?
What does having diabetes feel like? Unless you ride that emotional roller coaster every day, it’s impossible to understand. Balancing Diabetes by kerri Sparling offers real world insight into a life with diabetes and the balance that diabetics try to achieve. It’s not a textbook, or an advice script, it’s just a collection of real life stories and experiences from people trying to Balance Diabetes and live life with a broken pancreas.
13 Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Invented By Canadians
From mashed potatoes to the zipper, the Caesar to 5 pin bowling, here’s a list of things you didn’t know were invented by Canadians.
Canadian Diabetes Association Salutes 2013 Volunteers
The Canadian Diabetes Assocation saluted their 2013 Volunteers. While it was an honour to be named Outstanding Regional Partner for mywork with Team Diabetes, the best part of the day was posing for pictures with my award. Seriously, you have to look at these photos.
CONTEST: Who Inspires You In The Fight Against Diabetes?
I don’t have diabetes directly in my family. But, through my involvement with Team Diabetes, I have met many people living with diabetes who I would go to the moon and back for. The latest is a girl in Grade 1 who is being ostracized from her class just because she has to check blood sugar and adjust her insulin pump. Here’s her story ..
November 14 Is World Diabetes Day
[twitter]Today, Novemeber 14, is World Diabetes Day. The birthday of Sir Frederick Banting was designated as a United Nations World Health Day in late 2006. Since November 14, 2007, World Diabetes Day has been celebrated…
Join Team Diabetes And Be A Diabetes Champion
November 14 is World Diabetes Day. The birthday of Sir Frederick Banting is singled out as the day to shine a light on diabetes awareness around the world. One of the greatest Canadians, Banting (and…
Do You Have Diabetes? Get Checked Now
Loblaw (Real Canadian Superstore) and the Canadian Diabetes Association have partnered for an initiative called Get Checked Now. It’s to encourage Canadians to become aware of the risk factors for developing diabetes and see if…