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Some of our community members are truck drivers including myself. Managing diabetes can be tough on the road as a truck driver or anyone else who travels a lot for...

Did you know that “people living with diabetes are two times more likely to develop and die from cardiovascular diseases – such as heart disease, heart failure, heart attack, and...

Air travel with type 2 diabetes requires some special attention. This is especially true if you are wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) or some other medical device while flying...

I have a favorite cup that says: “Well-managed diabetes is a leading cause of _______." I should be clear that it is not intended to be a fill-in-the-blank question. Instead...

I have diabetes. Most of the time I feel somewhere between ok about it and positive. Other times, I feel very negative. I blame myself for having it. Why? Because...

After establishing the habit of taking a full-body stretch each time I check my blood glucose, I decided it was time to up my move more, sit less game. What...

Like many of you, I’m searching for answers. The answers to questions like, will this ____ help my diabetes? Will ____ bring down my blood sugars? Good questions for sure...

It’s hard being sick. It’s even harder being sick when you’re diabetic. When illness comes on slowly you can prepare. You can make sure, you have a plan: have someone...

I have been living with hypertension (high blood pressure) since 2001. I had been able to manage it with maintenance medications and exercise. I had stopped eating pork completely but...

Raise your hands, please. At this time in your life, how many of you see yourself: The dialogue bubble over my head says “Seriously?” What got me thinking about this...

Air travel with type 2 diabetes comes with extra stuff to manage. Schedules, routines, meds, and devices all require some special attention. But with a little upfront planning and extra...

It was a short trip—four days to the conference and back. What could go wrong? Well, as I’ve learned before, don’t ask the Universe a question when you’re not prepared...

Today was date day. Usually we go out each Saturday, drive around, maybe some shopping and then head over to a restaurant. Today she woke up and didn’t want to...

Most days, I live peacefully with diabetes. Today, I hate it. As I struggle yet again to deal with it, hope for the numbers I want and don’t get, I...

Did you know that the CDC recommends getting 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week? Getting this amount has a ton of benefits, including lowering the chance of certain types...

June 6th is National Gardening Exercise Day. A day when all of us are encouraged to rise up from our chairs/couches and spend some time outdoors exercising and via gardening...

Yes, We have all heard about the dangers and risks that come with not taking care of our feet. Foot care is really important for a diabetic and cannot be...

Wearable glucose monitoring devices are the newest tech. There is the Libre Freestyle Sensor Flash Glucose Monitor and the DexcomG6 Continuous Glucose Monitor to name a couple. There may be...

Every Sunday for almost the last two years, I have been giving myself an injectable medication for my diabetes. My drug plan pays the pharmacy about $750 (Cdn) for a...

Glucose tablets are an ideal way to treat lows and available in a multitude of flavors -tropical fruit is my personal favorite and I’m also a fan of watermelon and...