Team A dietitian can help you learn to plan menus that help control your blood glucose. There are a number of health care professionals who are available to help you manage your diabetes. Some of these specialists may only be available in larger centres.
Family doctors can provide a referral to a specialist when necessary.
A dietitian who can provide you with personalized guidelines regarding food choices, portion sizes and menu planning, taking into account your own preferences. A diabetes nurse educator who can advise you about taking diabetes medication, insulin adjustment, self-monitoring of blood glucose, foot care, physical activity, shift work adjustments and more. An endocrinologist or a diabetologist , who is a diabetes specialist available to you through referral from your family doctor. If you have type 1 diabetes, you should see an endocrinologist at regular intervals. A social worker or psychologist who can provide you and your family with support, psychotherapy or information on resources in your community that can be useful to you.