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Diabetes and Hypoglycemia

Last updated: December 9, 2024

Overview

Diabetes is a condition where your body is not able to control the levels of glucose (sugar) in your blood. Find out how eating well and being physically active can help prevent and manage diabetes.

Healthy eating and diabetes

Healthy eating plays a key part in managing all types of diabetes. Read about basic meal and snack planning:

Learn about other tools to plan your meals and snacks including carbohydrate counting and the glycemic index: 

Physical activity and diabetes

Being physically active plays an important role in preventing and managing diabetes. Regular physical activity greatly reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people of all body sizes. In people with diabetes, physical activity can improve blood glucose control, reduce risk factors that contribute to the progression of diabetes (such as high blood pressure and elevated hemoglobin A1c) and decrease the risk of other diseases (such as heart disease). Learn more:

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that happens during pregnancy. Learn how healthy eating and physical activity can help:

Diabetes in children

Caring for a child with diabetes requires careful planning of meals and safe physical activities. Find helpful tips: 

Prediabetes

Prediabetes is when your blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Find out how you can help prevent prediabetes from developing into type 2 diabetes: 

Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)

Hypoglycemia can happen in people with or without diabetes. Learn about symptoms and how to treat it:

Useful resources

Diabetes Canada

Find fact sheets, videos and other resources on nutrition, physical activity, medications, diabetes research and more.

First Nations Health Authority

Browse through wholistic diabetes care resources, learn about coverage for diabetes items and more.

Fraser Health Authority

Explore various resources for people with diabetes, including booklets translated into Chinese, Farsi and Punjabi.

Self-Management British Columbia

Find free health programs for adults living with diabetes and other ongoing health conditions.