Diabetes
Alternative names: Diabetes — type 1; Diabetes — type 2; Diabetes — gestational; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Gestational diabetes; Diabetes mellitus.
Diseases & Conditions
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Type 1 diabetes
Alternative names: Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes — type 1; High blood sugar — type 1 diabetesDefinition: Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there is a high level of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
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Type 2 diabetes
Alternative names: Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes — type II; Adult-onset diabetes; Diabetic — type 2 diabetes; Oral hypoglycemic — type 2 diabetes; High blood sugar — type 2 diabetesDefinition: Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there is a high level of sugar (glucose) in the blood.
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Diabetes and nerve damage: Everything you need to know about causes, symptoms, tests and treatments
Diabetic neuropathy; Diabetes – neuropathy; Diabetes – peripheral neuropathyNerve damage that occurs in people with diabetes is called diabetic neuropathy.
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Gestational diabetes: Everything you need to know about causes, symptoms, tests and treatments
Glucose intolerance during pregnancyGestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy.
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Canadian pharma industry’s current concerns, collaborative efforts and important next steps
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Are you at risk of prediabetes? Important steps you can take now to change your ...
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Diabetes may begin more than a decade before diagnosis. Here's what you need to know
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Why stigma should not be part of a diabetes diagnosis
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Young people with type 1 diabetes deal with stigma
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How to make the most of your biggest resource: Your diabetes team
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Hypothyroidism: Everything you need to know about causes, symptoms, tests and treatments
Myxedema; Adult hypothyroidism; Underactive thyroid; Goiter – hypothyroidism; Thyroiditis – hypothyroidism; Thyroid hormone – hypothyroidismHypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone.
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Beloved Montreal neuroscientist dies at 43
Dr. Nadia Chaudhri spent her dying months raising funds for scientists from under-represented backgrounds.
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Healthing.ca partners with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada
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Blood cancer researchers unite to overcome challenges of COVID-19
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Cancer survivors feel pressured to ‘put on a happy face and get on with life’
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Childhood cancer diagnosis can be tough on families
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Blood cancer diagnosis couldn’t keep Canada’s Olympic athlete off his board
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Virtual reality could help treat sex disorders
VR offers an ideal and ethical medium for intervention for people with sexual aversion or other sex disorders.
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Miscarriage and baby loss: ‘We are forever looking to keep him present’
'We know Spencer has the power to save lives,' says Randi Deskin-Landau, who has set up a fund with her husband to benefit the Montreal Children’s Hospital.
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The truth about pandemic teen mental health
Pathologizing normal, healthy responses to adverse events promotes misunderstanding about mental illness.
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The pain of deferred grief during the pandemic
"When we're not able to go into our grief, to really experience it, to experience our sorrow, to have it witnessed by people."
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The psychology of gratitude
Humans are good at detecting threat and focusing on negativity, but it's bad for our health.
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Ott. school board debates whether teachers can wear own masks
By: Jacquie MillerTrustees at Ottawa’s largest school board plan to debate a motion Tuesday to allow teachers and other educators to wear their own higher-quality masks at school.
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