For more than 20 years, Community Health Worker (CHW) Sarah Winter has been serving Kingfisher Lake First Nation, an Oji-Cree community of 500 located 350 kilometers north of Sioux Lookout. Growing up, Sarah attended Stirland Lake High School, one of the last residential schools to operate in Canada. After high school she began her career […]
Read MoreDiabetes is the perfect breeding ground for anger. Anger can start at diagnosis with the question, “Why me?” You may dwell on how unfair diabetes is: “I’m so angry at this disease! I don’t want to treat it. I don’t want to control it. I hate it!” One reason diabetes and anger so often go […]
Read MoreDenial is that voice inside repeating: “Not me.” Most people go through denial when they are first diagnosed with diabetes. “I don’t believe it. There must be some mistake,” they say. That first reaction is not the real problem. In fact, it’s so common that some doctors think it’s part of the process of accepting […]
Read MoreFeeling down once in a while is normal. But some people feel a sadness that just won’t go away. Life seems hopeless. Feeling this way most of the day for two weeks or more is a sign of serious depression. Does Diabetes Cause Depression? At any given time, most people with diabetes do not have […]
Read MoreFrom Diabetes Forecast By Erika Gebel, PhD June 2013 Checking blood glucose, taking medications, hitting the gym, counting carbs, and cooking up healthful meals: At times, your laundry list of responsibilities may feel overwhelming. The understandable sense of burden or defeat that may occasionally punctuate your life with diabetes has a name: diabetes distress. Doctors […]
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Blood glucose (blood sugar) monitoring is the main tool you have to check your diabetes control. This check tells you your blood glucose level at any one time. Keeping a log of your results is vital. When you bring this record to your health care provider, you have a good picture of your body’s response […]
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