Show Notes
One of the major changes that has come with the Covid-19 pandemic is the move towards virtual care. For some, this change has been a good one – allowing them to avoid the barriers that made in-person health care challenging. For others, it has been difficult to adapt.
On this episode of the Diabetes Canada Podcast Dr. Ilana Halperin discusses how people with diabetes can make the most of virtual care, and how health care providers can help with that.
Dr. Halperin is an endocrinologist at Sunnybrook Health Centre in Toronto.
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