Everyday life
Food, insulin, checking, lows and highs, and fitting type 1 around the rest of your life.
- Articles
- 11
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- Diabetes Canada
- Last checked
- November 2026
- 6 min
Carb counting
Finding the carbohydrate in a meal, and why it matters for your insulin.
- 7 min
Insulin: the types and how to use them
Rapid-acting, long-acting, pens, injection sites and storage.
- 6 min
Checking your blood sugar
Finger checks, target ranges, and when to check.
- 6 min
Treating a low
The signs of a low and how to treat one, step by step.
- 6 min
Highs and ketones
What to do when you are high, when to check ketones, and the signs of DKA.
- 5 min
Sick days
Making a sick-day plan, and when to get help.
- 5 min
Exercise and activity
Staying active, and keeping lows away during and after.
- 4 min
Driving
Checking before you drive, and what to do if you go low behind the wheel.
- 4 min
Alcohol
Why alcohol can bring on a low hours later, and how to drink more safely.
- 6 min
School and work
Care plans at school, and your rights at work.
- 5 min
Travel
Packing, airport security, time zones, heat and cold.