We set out on the streets of Cape Town and asked the people we found there what makes their life sweet (because our diabetes lifestyle…
Month: August 2011
Hi there I’ve been a type one diabetic since I was 6 years old. I am now 22 years old and need some help. I’m…
As a 23 year old Type 1 diabetic, I would love to know of diabetic friendly recipes, or products available for cold drinks – not…
I’m just recently diagnosed as a diabetic. My doctor has told me to lose 10kg and exercise, but being a busy mum of 3 what…
Symptoms of diabetes in men We recently received the below message from one of our Diabetic South Africans, asking about the symptoms of diabetes in…
Image credit A new study in the journal, Nature Medicine, has found a link between a high fat diet and Type 2 diabetes. Although the…
I have Type 3 diabetes, my husband has Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, since 2001, February. Living with type 1 diabetes isn’t easy. Extremely good diabetes…
Image credit Are you on the move a lot of the time? Don’t sit in front of a computer much? Still want to keep up…
Hi everyone! I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a year and a half ago. I am on humalog injections twice a day and glucophage.…
Every diabetic wants the same thing: better blood sugar. And while we all know that ‘the diabetes diet‘ doesn’t exist, it’s helpful to have a…
At the end of August I’ll be interviewing well-known nutritionist and author Patrick Holford about his latest book: Say No to Diabetes – 10 healthy…
Families / friends / partners / siblings / people with diabetes, listen up! There’s a fantastic course coming up in Cape Town, and you’re invited:…
Last week we shared some of the facts about diabetes in South Africa, but we all know facts are sometimes a little hard to swallow.…
I have to say, 90% of the time diabetes doesn’t really get in my way. I’m aware of it, of course – what Type 1…
