When we asked our South Africans with Diabetes community what their favourite diabetes app is, one answer came out loud and clear: mySugr! But why? Let’s find out.
Category: Advice
Helpful tips and easy-to-understand advice on living well with diabetes and how to live your best life as a diabetic. From the 5 symptoms of diabetes to tips for kids and diabetes in school to how to inject properly, our diabetes tips are practical and helpful.
Sometimes when we talk about CGM and blood glucose monitoring, it seems as if we’re offering an either/or. Either you can afford CGM and choose to use it, or you prefer blood glucose monitoring and find it easier to manage. The reality is that blood glucose testing and CGM go hand in hand. Here’s why.
Managing diabetes on a budget is a challenge! We asked our community for tips – take a look below, and you may be surprised at how much you can stretch your grocery budget!
Living with a chronic condition comes with a certain amount of stress. How you manage that stress will determine the effects it can have on your sugar levels.
Managing diabetes means managing the health of the whole body. This is why, in an ideal world, your diabetes team will include specialists from different fields.
If there’s one question we get asked on South Africans with Diabetes often, it’s: Does insulin make you fat? Here, we give you the straight answer.
We all know how hard it is to lose weight… And how hard it is to get motivated to lose weight! Here are some ideas from our community – and some fun rewards to help you.
You might have heard that eating low GI food is a good idea. But what foods are actually low GI and what does it mean when food has a low GI?
One of the most important ways of managing type 2 diabetes is through a healthy, balanced diet, ofcos besides taking medication and exercising. Being mindful…
Having one of those days (or weeks or months) when diabetes is getting you down? Here are some things that might help. Some days, diabetes…
As Heart Health Awareness Month (September) draws to a close, here are a few reminders why people with diabetes need to be aware of heart health.
We’ve been talking about diabetes burnout a lot lately – what it is, what to do about it and how to help during diabetes burnout. The other option we want to discuss is how diabetes coaching can help.
I could not be more excited to share The Type 1 Diabetes Guidebook – for parents with you. Here’s how to download your copy!
We all have good and bad days, and it’s hard to stay motivated on the bad ones. It’s even harder when you have a chronic condition.
Do you know how to inject insulin? Here’s a video to help you.
If you inject insulin, what length needle do you use? Is there a right length needle? We recently asked the South Africans with Diabetes community…
We recently asked the South Africans with Diabetes community what they do with their needles… Take a look and see what they said.
How will you manage your diabetes if a disaster hits? Have you ever thought of that? This diabetes disaster kit is helpful if you have…
How often do you change your needles? Most people with diabetes don’t change them very often at all…
For those of us who inject insulin, it can become very much part of our everyday lives – just one more thing we have to…
Do you know what lipohypertrophy is? If you’re living with Type 1 diabetes and injecting insulin, you need to!
I’ve been thinking a lot about insulin timing lately… Which might seem like a weird comment to make, except that this year – at last, finally, thank heavens – ultra rapid-acting insulin is coming to South Africa.
Diabetes distress and burnout are a reality at some stage for everyone living with diabetes. It’s not possible to live with a chronic condition 24/7/365 without sometimes getting exhausted by it. Here’s advice on what to do about it – from a psychologist living with diabetes.
High and low blood glucose are a big part of diabetes. Here’s how to reframe them so that your mental health doesn’t suffer from ups and downs.
It probably won’t surprise you to learn that behaviour change is exactly what it sounds like – changing your behaviour. Specifically, changing your personal habits and attitudes for a reason.
Anyone who is a member of a medical aid needs to know how (and when) to complain to the CMS. Here, we outline exactly how to do that.
One of the FreeStyle Libre FAQs we get often is about the difference between blood glucose testing (what you do with a fingerstick test) and…
Have you been thinking of travelling with diabetes but feeling anxious about it? We’ve rounded up the best diabetic travel tips – read on!
We all know there’s no such thing as a perfect diabetic… So why is it so hard to accept that? Let’s talk about being a perfectionist with diabetes.
You may have noticed that we keep mentioning TEEL as the simple way to manage your diabetes. But what is it? TEEL is a simple way to manage your diabetes.
You may have heard people talking about time in target – or time in range – lately. Read on as we unpack it!
Just diagnosed? I’ve been there, it’s so hard… This article has all you need to know right now – and nothing more.
South Africans with Diabetes want to know how to lose weight with diabetes. It’s not easy, we know! But it is so important – one…
We all know we should exercise every day… But it’s not always that easy to do. That’s why we’ve put together this guide to exactly how to exercise with diabetes, so that you can choose how you want to get active – and understand why.
Exercise is one of the 4 things you need to understand about diabetes management: remember TEEL.
If there’s one question we get over and over on South Africans with Diabetes it’s this: What should people with diabetes eat? Here’s a simple answer.
Diabetes medication is so important if you want to live a healthy, happy life with diabetes (and don’t we all?)
The symptoms of diabetes in women That’s a question we get asked a lot on Diabetic South Africans. The answer is simple: diabetes symptoms in…
Before we can talk about Body Mass Index (BMI), we need to understand why it’s so important to talk about. There is one statistic from…
Bridget McNulty tells us about her recent experience with reflexology for diabetes, and how it affected her blood sugar control.
We have had so many people asking us about the FreeStyle Libre 2 system – what it is, where you get it, how much it costs – that we thought we’d gather all the answers. Here they are!
We know that nobody wants to talk about Type 2 diabetes risk factors… But can you spare 1 minute to watch this adorable video of…
Do you want to know how to reverse Type 2 diabetes? Read on! We have advice straight from the experts.
We’ve discussed diabetes and kids in school in some detail, but we know that if your child has diabetes it’s a lifelong journey. That’s why…
When you’re living with diabetes, you have to be extra careful of your teeth. We’ve written about gum disease and diabetes (this study found a direct link) but we wanted to share some helpful, practical tips. We found them with Accu-Chek – take a look at the full pamphlet here.
Erectile dysfunction and diabetes are a common issue. As with all aspects of diabetes, knowledge is power! Read on to find out more…
Pregnancy is such an exciting time… Exciting, and a little scary. Especially if you’ve been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and you’re not sure what it…
What is normal blood sugar? What should people with diabetes be aiming for? That’s a question we get all the time.
If you’ve just been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you may have been told that you are insulin resistant. What is it, and what should…
As a person with diabetes, your doctor is one of the most important people to communicate with. But so many of us find it hard…
The diabetes dawn phenomenon – when blood sugar is normal at night but sky high in the morning. Do any Type 1 diabetics have any advice?