Living with
Diabetes

• Lifestyle
  • Sleep
    • Introduction
    • What happens when we sleep?
    • Why is sleep important for diabetes?
    • How much sleep is enough?
    • What happens if I don’t get enough sleep?
    • How to get a better night’s sleep
    • Should I worry if I snore?
  • Food
    • Introduction
    • How foods affect your glucose levels
    • Carbohydrate foods
    • Which foods don’t push up the glucose levels?
    • Which foods are best to eat?
    • Protein foods
    • Healthy fat foods
    • Mix foods with carbohydrate
    • Artificial Sweeteners
    • Why is fibre good?
    • Feeling like a snack?
  • Exercise
    • Introduction
    • Exercise for health
    • What happens when we exercise?
    • Exercise and glucose
    • Getting started with exercise
    • Ideal glucose levels for safe exercise
    • 5 Tips for Exercise
    • You’re ready to go - now what?
    • What if you have suffered a severe hypo recently?
    • How to exercise when you can’t walk
    • Is exercise safe if you have diabetes complications?
    • How much exercise is enough?
  • Travel
    • Travel checklist
    • Doctor's checklist
    • Travel letter from your doctor
    • Navigating the airport experience
    • Airport security
    • Carry insulin in your carry-on luggage
  • Alcohol
    • How does alcohol affect diabetes?
    • What are the dangers of alcohol?
    • How to stay safe while drinking
    • Tips for managing glucose levels when drinking
    • What is the best alcohol for diabetes?
  • Sex
    • Introduction
    • How does diabetes affect sex?
    • How does sex affect diabetes?
    • How can I keep having sex?
    • Sex and medications
  • Teeth
    • Introduction
    • How does caring for your teeth help diabetes?
    • How to care for your gums and teeth
    • How to brush your teeth
    • How to tell if you have gum disease
    • How to manage gum disease (gingivitis)
    • How to tell if you have a dental (tooth) infection
    • How are dental infections treated?
  • Bowel health
    • Introduction
    • Who is most likely to have constipation?
    • How can your doctor investigate constipation?
    • How to prevent constipation
    • How to manage constipation
    • Abdominal pain – what could it be?
• Self-care
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
  • Glucose monitoring
    • Introduction
    • Normal glucose levels in non-diabetic people
    • Ideal glucose levels in diabetes
    • How to test your glucose level
    • When to check your glucose levels
    • How to interpret your glucose levels
    • What do the glucose levels mean?
  • Insulin
    • What is the normal insulin profile
    • Side effects of insulin
    • How to inject insulin
    • Basal insulin
    • Basal testing
    • Bolus insulin
    • Insulin to carbohydrate ratio
    • Insulin sensitivity factor or correction factor
    • How to check if your rapid-acting insulin doses are right
    • Insulin bolus for protein foods
    • Insulin pump
  • Glucose control
    • Introduction
    • Benefits of having “normal” glucose levels
    • Hyperglycaemia (glucose levels above 10mmol/L)
    • Why are my glucose levels high?
    • Insulin tips
    • How to improve your glucose levels
    • Hypoglycaemia
    • Causes of hypoglycaemia
    • Preventing hypoglycaemic events
    • Stress and sickness
    • Stress day plan
    • Steroids
    • Period time
  • Pregnancy
    • Preparing for pregnancy
    • Ideal glucose levels for pregnancy
    • What’s best to eat when you’re pregnant?
    • What does pregnancy do to diabetes?
    • How to improve your glucose levels
    • Effects of diabetes on the pregnancy
    • Delivery
    • How to manage your insulin
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
    • DKA and Sick days
    • Sick Day Plan
    • Sick Day Guide
  • Hypoglycaemia
    • Introduction
    • Causes of hypoglycaemia
    • Rescue treatment for hypoglycaemia
    • Glucagon
    • Preventing more hypoglycaemic events
  • Infections
    • Introduction
    • Which infections: Pick up the clues
    • How to avoid infections
  • Medical appointments
    • Introduction
    • How often should you go?
    • What to bring
    • What do the results mean?
    • Do you tell the truth?
• Preparing for surgery
  • Introduction
  • Ideal Glucose levels
  • Hospital visit
  • How to manage your insulin
• Complications
  • Introduction
  • Screening for Complications
  • Eye disease
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Pain
  • Foot problems
  • Kidney disease
  • Gastroparesis
  • Constipation
  • Tooth decay and gum disease
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke