Others may need to take insulin but always in conjunction with meal planning and exercise. People with diabetes may learn to monitor their own blood glucose levels in order to better regulate their condition. All people with diabetes need to learn about their condition and the changes in lifestyle they need to make in order to stay healthy. However diabetes is treated, treatment is not the sole responsibility of the person with diabetes. Health professionals, community educators, counsellors, and family members all have a role to play.
Diabetes treatment is a team effort.
Service Today, more than ever before, people with diabetes can expect to live active, independent, vital lives. Nevertheless, diabetes remains a difficult and dangerous condition that makes major demands on those affected by it. Through its provincial divisions and community branches, the CDA offers extensive, direct support and services to people with diabetes. Each year, almost one thousand children attend special summer camps across Canada for children with diabetes. In communities across the country, the CDA runs special centres that stock and sell diabetes-related supplies.