November is Diabetes Awareness Month. National Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) Day is on Nov. 4. 
Harmeet Mundra, originally from Punjab, India, has been a CDE since 2008. She is a dietitian with Fraser Health.
“Educating people is in my blood. My mom was a zoologist and a couple of my aunts were nutritionists. I have always wished to help people with their health, so becoming a dietitian was a dream that came true. It gives me immense satisfaction when I help educate people about their health,” says Harmeet.
Ajit Minhas, 56, has been living with type 2 diabetes since the age of 28. Diabetes is  prominent on his mother’s side of the family. He has been on disability for the last seven years due to eye complications. Due to complications of diabetes, he is now blind in his right eye.
Ajit credits Harmeet for helping him to effectively manage his diabetes. 
“She’s told me to eat smaller portion sizes, eat before exercising and always have food available with me if I feel my sugar levels are going low. And she’s told me about balance. Her advice has been very valuable to me and she’s taught me with control, diabetes can be managed,” says Ajit.
“We value the unique and integral role diabetes educators have in providing care and support to those with diabetes or prediabetes,” says Rick Blickstead, CDA President and CEO. 
 For more information, visit diabetes.ca or call  1-800-BANTING (226-8464).