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Insulin prescription tool
This tool helps you match an insulin(s) type to the complete dosing and titration.
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ABCDESSS of staying healthy with diabetes
The basic steps for you to stay healthy with diabetes.
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Managing my diabetes - my action plan
A personal action plan that can be customized to fit the individual's needs for diabetes management.
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Resistance exercise – Beginner
This Diabetes Canada guide introduces beginner resistance exercises to improve strength and blood sugar control. It includes safety tips, progression guidelines, and nine simple exercises using body weight or bands, ideal for starting resistance training at home.
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Build a balanced snack
This guide explains how to build a balanced snack by combining a source of carbohydrates with protein to support energy, fullness, and overall health.
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Supplements, natural therapies and diabetes
A guide to using natural health products (NHPs) or supplements alongside prescribed diabetes medications.
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Ketogenic diet and diabetes
The ketogenic (keto) diet is a very low carbohydrate, moderate protein, high fat diet. While some short-term benefits have been shown for people living with diabetes following a keto diet, more research is needed on the long-term effects and safety.
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Intermittent fasting and diabetes
The intermittent fasting (IF) eating pattern involves not eating or drinking anything that has calories for a selected time.
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Plant-based diet and diabetes
Following a vegetarian diet, a type of plant-based diet, is one way in which people with type 2 diabetes can manage blood sugar.
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insulin-pen-start-checklist
A checklist to ensure all steps are considered when a patient begins using an insulin pen