Quick Tips for Preventing and Managing Diabetes
Covid-19 vaccine faqs
What is a vaccine? A vaccine is a substance that stimulates your immune system to make antibodies — blood proteins produced in response to a foreign substance — as it would if you were exposed to the actual disease. After vaccination, you develop immunity to the disease, so you are protected from getting sick if […]
What to do to keep yourself and others safe from covid-19 – remember good hygiene
Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. This eliminates germs including viruses that may be on your hands. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, […]
Tips for healthy feet from the centers for disease control and prevention
If you have diabetes you are at risk of developing complications that affect your feet. About half of all people with diabetes have some kind of diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage). You can have nerve damage in any part of your body, but nerves in your feet and legs are most often affected. Nerve damage can […]