The Realities of Type 2 Diabetes Remission – Part 2: Problem Areas in Type 2 Diabetes
In our previous blog post: The Realities of Type 2 Diabetes Remission, Part 1 Physiology, I outlined some of the human physiology (body) processes that keep blood sugar at usual levels. When food is eaten, digestive systems start the process to breakdown, absorb, and metabolize those nutrients into energy and into components of the body […]
The Realities of Type 2 Diabetes Remission: Part 1 Physiology
Remission in type 2 diabetes has been regarded as elusive and impractical by clinicians for as long as we’ve been identifying and treating diabetes. Unlike other conditions where treatment can result in a reversal or return to normal levels within the body, type 2 diabetes treatments have not progressed to offer remission as an achievable […]
Why isn’t there a Glucagon Response to Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes?
While preparing for a recent Diabetes Manager University (DMU) training program in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan my colleague was reflecting on insulin options and hypoglycemia management. She asked me if I could remind her why people living with Type 1 Diabetes did not have a glucagon response to low blood sugars aka hypoglycemia. While insulin’s main job […]
Updates to the Diabetes Canada CPG Hypoglycemia Chapter – Part 2 of 2
Written by Michelle Archer, RD, CDE of Diabetes Training 101 Inc. Fear of Hypoglycemia and Hypoglycemia Treatment Options in Canada In Part 1 of my Update to the Diabetes Canada CPG Hypoglycemia Chapter blog post, we reviewed the new classification system for hypoglycemia created by the International Hypoglycemia Study Group and discussed the importance of […]
Updates to the Diabetes Canada CPG Hypoglycemia Chapter – Part 1 of 2
Written by Michelle Archer, RD, CDE of Diabetes Training 101 Inc. New Classification of Hypoglycemia in Canada I attended the Vascular 2023 conference in Montreal, PQ and wanted to share and highlight that there was a significant update to the 2023 Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)-Hypoglycemia Chapter. Hypoglycemia, often also referred to as low […]
Non-Compliance with Diabetes
Non-Compliance with Diabetes Are you wrestling or dancing with your patients? Written by Michelle Archer, RD, CDE As a Certified Diabetes Educator who supports health care professionals to help people Live Well with Diabetes, I cringe when I hear or read the phrase “the patient is non-compliant”. At times I hear medical office staff use […]
What you should know about triglycerides and cardiovascular risk as a hidden marker in diabetes
This blog post is a summary of a lecture recently held at the 2022 Diabetes Canada Conference in Calgary, Alberta. The Hidden Risk Marker in Diabetes – Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Risk Speaker: Dr. Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM Endocrinologist Vancouver BC (Dr. Akshay Jain’s website) Triglycerides are a type of […]
NIHB Coverage for the Freestyle Libre
NIHB Coverage for the Freestyle Libre As a Canadian Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) I have had the opportunity to assist many individuals to access and use the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitor to assist with their diabetes management. A colleague recently asked me about non-insured health benefits coverage for the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring […]
Screening for Diabetes in Canada
Screening for Diabetes In Canada How do we know who to screen and when to screen for diabetes in Canada? Do we screen for Type 1 diabetes or only type 2 diabetes? Read on to learn more about the current Canadian diabetes screening approaches. Screening for Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is primarily […]
The Shock and Awe of Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes (Part 2 of 2)
The Shock and Awe of Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes (Part 2 of 2) Like I mentioned, we have an instinct to jump in. We went to university for this! We want to talk about treatments or carbs or insulin resistance. We want to get to the heart of the problem and to fix the issue […]
