Imagine wanting to get pregnancy and bring discouraged from doing so. About 25 years ago, this was the case for many women with diabetes. However, with recent advances in diabetes management and careful planning,

People with diabetes have been identified as one group that may face greater risks of complications when dealing with COVID-19. With that in mind, Dr Noel Somasundaram has prepared these guidelines for adults with diabetes who may find themselves dealing with any kind of viral symptoms.

Home Blood Glucose Monitoring, Hemoglobin A1c Testing, and Fructosamine Tests
There are many ways to monitor your diabetes and your diabetes control. Daily information is valuable to make decisions in the moment, while tests like A1c and Fructosamine provide an overall idea…

Heart disease and diabetes are like twins. A strong link exist between diabetes and heart disease. Those with diabetes have greater risk of heart attacks. Two thirds of the deaths in those with diabetes occurs from heart disease.

Insulin is the medication used to manage type 1 and, in some cases, type 2 diabetes.

There are several things you should know about insulin.

Osteoporosis occurs when the body loses too much bone or when the bone formation is too little. As a result, bones become ‘porous’; weak and fragile and can easily break (fracture) from a fall or even from minor injury.

Thyroid gland produces thyroid hormone, which controls many activities in your body, including how fast you burn calories and how fast your heart beats. Diseases of the thyroid cause it to make either too much or too little of the hormone.

Getting some vitamin D by exposing your skin to the sun is something you hear regularly. Vitamin D is a prohormone- it is converted into activated hormone. Part of the vitamin D the body needs comes from food (such as dairy products and oily fish)