Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which your body either can’t make insulin or can’t properly use the insulin it is making. Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas.

Insulin’s role is to control the amount of sugar in your blood. Blood sugar levels need to be within a target range for your body to work properly. Too much sugar in the blood can cause damage to organs (i.e. heart, kidneys), blood vessels (i.e. veins and arteries including those in your eyes) and nerves. Your body needs insulin to use sugar for energy.

Commons types of diabetes are: (Click on each topic for more information)

• Type 1 Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Gestational diabetes
• Prediabetes

If you are living with diabetes, talk to your doctor or health care provider about getting a referral to a Registered Dietitian or a Certified Diabetes Educator for diabetes education (see links below).

More Information

• Diabetes Canada
  • Resources and handouts
  • Free Webinars  
• National Indigenous Diabetes Association
• Unlockfood.ca, Preventing and Managing Type 2 diabetes
• Dial-a-dietitian
• Find a dietitian in Winnipeg

Recipe and Meals Ideas

• Diabetes Canada
• Unlockfood.ca  
• Lentils.ca
• Pulse Canada

Health Care Providers

If you are a health care provider or want to know more about diabetes education and services in Winnipeg visit us here.

Are you interested in group education? Sessions offered in-person or virtually.

Health Management Group Program Guide offers a variety of session to help prevent and manage diabetes, heart health and so much more.