Healthy Holidays!
The holidays are a great time to get together with friends and family, new and old. It also tends to be a time of increased busyness, change of routine and cooler weather – this can sometimes result in you not being at your best health. Here are some...
Happy Holidays, Happy Blood Sugars!
The holiday season is rolling ‘round and the New Year is in sight! At this time of the year, your lifestyle habits and normal routine of managing diabetes may become disrupted. This means your blood sugar may become harder to control. Some of the reasons...
Exercise Your Eyes
How does diabetes affect the eye? Diabetes and its complications can affect many parts of the eye. Diabetes can cause changes in nearsightedness, farsightedness and premature presbyopia (the inability to focus on close objects). It can result...
Diabetes Awareness Month 2018 – Gestational Diabetes
This year’s Diabetes Month is focused on promoting long-term health after gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a condition that can develop during pregnancy in women who did not have diabetes or high blood sugar before they were pregnant. During...
LMC Health and Wellness Fair
You're Invited to LMC Health and Wellness Fair! At LMC our aim is to make healthy easier for you! Join us at our Community Health & Wellness Fair to learn more about services available to you and your family to help prevent or manage diabetes, and...
The Flu Shot and Other Recommended Vaccinations for People with Diabetes
People with diabetes often have a weakened ability to fight off infection. Unfortunately, this can even happen in people with well-managed diabetes. That’s why you’ll hear your healthcare team cautioning you to protect yourself from infections, whether it...
Recipes For Fall
One of the great things about fall is the abundance of fall fruit and vegetables. Apples & squash are delicious and healthy options. While we can get caught up in the world of pumpkin spice lattes, there are a lot of nutritious things we can make with...
New backpack? Check. New pencils? Check. New shoes? Definitely!
Our expert Chiropodists are professionally-trained foot care specialists, and would like to share some tips for finding the ideal pair of supportive shoes for you and everyone you’re shopping for. Did you know that it’s best to try on new shoes at...
Being Prepared Is Key For Success
Back to school means getting back to planning and organizing for your family and yourself. You've shopped for classroom supplies, fall clothes, gym uniforms, lunchboxes and more. How about getting your kitchen organized as well! Not only will you save time...
LMC Presents: Bingo & Blood Sugars
On Saturday August 11th, LMC Healthcare hosted our first ever Bingo & Blood Sugars Event, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Alex Abitbol, Endocrinologist in Toronto, ON at Chartwell Scarlett Heights Residence. Our goal is to continue to make healthy easier to...
Travelling & Diabetes
The summer is a popular time to go on a trip. People who have diabetes can travel exactly the same way as people who doesn’t have diabetes, but there are some important things to keep in mind. Going on a road trip this summer? Great idea! Don’t let time fly by without...
Join LMC at Scarborough's First Annual Multicultural Diabetes Convention
This is a FREE event educating and engaging ethnic communities to promote healthy living for individuals living with diabetes or pre-diabetes.