Canadian Diabetes

Publications

Published quarterly, Canadian Diabetes provides practical, current information to family physicians on diagnosis and treatment issues associated with diabetes.

Canadian Diabetes - 2002, 06

DEMYSTIFYING INSULIN

The perceptions and misconceptions that lay people, patients with diabetes and healthcare providers alike have about insulin are still alive and, unfortunately, quite well.

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Sora Ludwig MD FRCPC and Susanne Bourgh RN BSN CDE

POUR DÉMYTHIFIER L’INSULINE

Les fausses idées sur l’insuline sont malheureusement fort répandues dans la population générale de même que chez les patients atteints de diabète et les pourvoyeurs de soins.

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Sora Ludwig MD FRCPC and Susanne Bourgh RN BSN CDE

NEWER INSULINS: A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT LITERATURE

The goal of insulin therapy is to control blood glucose levels to prevent development and progression of long-term complications from hyperglycemia while minimizing short-term effects of hypoglycemia.

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Ellen L. Toth MD FRCPC, Scot H. Simpson BSP PharmD MSc

Production of materials has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.