Kelly MacLeod, a mother who shared her diabetes story in our “What a Cure Means to Me” campaign says it was intuition that led to her son, Jordan, to eventually being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

“My sister-in-law was here in the morning and she has diabetes herself,” said MacLeod.  “My husband suggested to her to check Jordan’s sugars because he was having a lot of symptoms and with a mother’s intuition I was taking him to the doctor’s office later in the week anyway. When she checked him, the glucometer read HI. Jordan has been living with diabetes now for 14 years since first being diagnosed at 23 months. 

For her, a cure would mean less worry, freedom for her son and not having to check his sugar levels through the night.

You can read more about Kelly’s story and others here.

“Every five seconds someone develops diabetes. Every 10 seconds someone dies from diabetes, and every 20 seconds someone has a diabetic lower limb amputation.” These are the sobering words of Dr. Perry Mayer, Medical Director of The Mayer Institute, who recently spoke at the 15th Annual Professional Conference and Annual Meetings of the Canadian Diabetes Association/Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Vancouver. 

When choosing a breakfast cereal in the grocery aisle, bran-based cereals and oatmeal have a lower glycemic index (GI) than cornflakes and crisped rice cereal.  When choosing cereal it’s important to pick an unsweetened cereal that contains complex carbohydrates such as whole grains, and at least 5g of fibre per serving. To learn more about healthy options for breakfast please click on the read more link below.

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The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney is no stranger to managing a crisis and told us in a recent interview for Diabetes Dialogue that one of the biggest crises of his life was the threat to his health after being diagnosed with diabetes. The Canadian Diabetes Association was honoured to be the beneficiary of the Free Trade @25 Tribute Dinner recently where the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney was honoured. 

Diabetes touched the lives of the Goepel family many years ago – and Rusty Goepel has helped to lead the fight against the disease ever since. 

Dan Poole is a proud member of Team Diabetes, doing his first 10km with the team at the 2012 Calgary Marathon. His story is not uncommon, but it is inspiring. Dan is 43 and just over a year ago, he had a heart attack. After waking up in hospital under close medical attention, Dan decided it was time to make a decision. Living with diabetes for over 30 years, he admittedly didn’t take care of himself as well as he could have. He didn’t check his blood sugars, monitor his diet or exercise regularly. He decided it was time to begin living a positive, healthy lifestyle.

Starting October 1 and running through November 30, Clothesline announces its fall campaign which asks all Canadians to ‘Bag it. Donate it. Win it.’ By making a donation of gently used clothing, small household items or electronics, donors are entered into a national draw to win a trip for four to Walt Disney in sunny Orlando, Florida.

Pregnancy is a time of anticipation and celebration and can be a great time for checking in on your overall health.  Although some women are at greater risk than others, the Canadian Diabetes Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada recommends that all women be screened for gestational diabetes between 24 and 28 weeks using a gestational diabetes screening test.  Although the diagnosis should be taken seriously, there are ways to manage it.

This tasty, autumn-inspired soup will make you look forward to the end of summer.