Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes

You have diabetes, but you're not alone. In fact, 2.4 million Canadians have diabetes and most lead healthy lives by taking good care of themselves.

Diabetes is serious, but you can manage it by paying attention to your diet, by exercising and maintaining a healthy weight, taking insulin if needed and proper management — in consultation with your health care provider — of your blood glucose levels.

The best way to manage your diabetes is by acting on the information available to you. This section provides a wealth of information to help you get started in learning about the disease and how it can be managed.

With some effort, you can improve the quality of your life and avoid many of the problems that diabetes can cause.

Diabetes and You - Tool Kit

The information provided in the short videos and fact sheets below will help you understand diabetes and the steps you can take to manage it.

You will learn about the importance of including exercise in your daily routine; the role of healthy eating - from portion control to dietary balance; how to deal with your blood glucose, medications and stress; and much more.

You'll even learn how to modify South Asian, East Asian, Caribbean and First Nations diets to be more diabetes-friendly.

Also included are profiles of people living with the disease - helping you benefit from their experience and success - and interviews featuring diabetes experts.