Diabetes, Every Number Counts: Your Health is Your Wealth
Diabetes, a serious condition, is present in 10% of the Canadian population and is one of the top 5 chronic diseases in Canada. The prevalence of diabetes is also much higher in South Asian and Black adults. Good control of one’s glucose (blood sugar) level, that is, prevention of low and high sugar fluctuations is paramount to preventing complications such as heart attack, stroke, eye, kidney, foot and nerve disease. One additional potential complication of diabetes is hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, and its severity can range from mild symptoms to severe.
Why is it important to check sugars regularly? Why is a low sugar dangerous and what new technologies are available nowadays to ease the burden of “finger pokes”? And how can “Meaningful Movement”, as described in our Five To Thrive education resource on chronic disease prevention, assist in controlling our diabetes?
Join Alnoor Suleman, Pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Educator, Mona Kabani Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator, and Dr. Ally Prebtani, Professor of Medicine and Endocrinologist, for a candid conversation on the symptoms, signs and treatment of hypoglycemia, moving more, and what’s new in glucometers and glucose monitoring device technology.
We will also cover how to gain innovative information and trends from the newest glucose monitors.
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Moderator/Panelist:
Alnoor Suleman, BSc (Pharm), RPh, CDEAlnoor is a practicing community pharmacist and pharmacy manager at Save-On-Foods in Burnaby. He has been a Certified Diabetes Educator some 2010, Certified Injection Pharmacist, and Travel Medicine pharmacist. Alnoor holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from The University of British Columbia. He is currently serving as member of BC Health Board for Chronic Disease Prevention/Elder Health, as well as the national team member for Elder Health supporting the Ageing in Place toolkit program.
Panelists:
Mona Kabani, RN, CDE
Mona is a practicing Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Mona has been a certified diabetes educator since 2015 and holds a foot care nurse certification as well. She completed her bachelor of science degree in nursing from McMaster University, Hamilton. She is currently serving as a steering committee member for Ismaili Nurses Alliance in Ontario.
Dr. Ally Prebtani, BScPhm, MD, FRCPCDr. Ally P. H. Prebtani is the first Ismaili Endocrinologist in Canada and Full Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. He is the founder and director of the Global Health Program and the founder and past director of the Endocrinology & Metabolism Residency Training Program. He is also Deputy, Global Health Partnerships, Aga Khan Health Services, Aga Khan Health Board for Canada.
Dr. Prebtani is currently on the clinical guidelines task force for Diabetes Canada and Hypertension Canada and consultant for the South Asian Diabetes Chapter for Diabetes Canada. He is also a member of the Royal College Endocrine Examination Board.
Zahur Mawani is a jamati member taht is generously sharing his experiences living with diabetes and monitoring his blood glucose.
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Resources:
- Coverage for devices by province please note, in British Columbia the continuous glucose monitoring device (Dexcom G6) is now covered under certain criteria. Please check with your provider for coverage information.
