Category: Research

You might have been offered generic medication or heard it mentioned as a cheaper alternative for different types of medication… But do you know what it is, why it’s cheaper, and whether it works the same? Here are the answers to all those questions (and more!)

The process to get a transplant of any kind is quite a complicated process, which is unsurprising! One community member shared her story of life after a kidney and pancreas transplant, but she was one of the lucky ones. Keep reading to get the full picture about what the process of receiving a transplant in South Africa is actually like.

Now that we’ve explored how diabetes, mental health and nutrition are connected, what about supplements? The body and mind are more connected than we often realise, and well-studied botanicals may play a beneficial role in supporting everyday balance.

Have you heard of StoryRx? The team behind it, led by Stellenbosch University, are co-creating AI-powered stories with people living with Type 2 diabetes, healthcare workers, and community partners. Here’s how to get involved.

If there’s one topic we get asked about all the time, it’s the insulin pump. What is it? How does it work? How can you get it covered by medical aid? Here are answers to all your questions: the ultimate guide to the insulin pump.

Last year, we asked you to take part in the FIND Willingness to Pay for CGM survey. Here are the results!

One of our community members, Armand Greyling, wrote to us to explain how to get an insulin pump covered by medical aid. He shared this step-by-step guide.

We all know that vitamins and minerals are important for our health – even more when we’re balancing diabetes and blood sugar all day long… But did you know that Vitamin B is essential for your nerve health?

Alongside the diabetes basics leaflet we developed, we also created a leaflet specifically for those living with Type 1 diabetes.

One of the core education projects Sweet Life has worked on is our diabetes basics leaflet for public clinics: TEEL. Here’s how we developed it.

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can be life-threatening: Here’s what you need to know.

Your emotions affect your blood glucose. How you feel can have a huge impact on your blood glucose. We all know what it’s like to get angry about something, and notice our blood glucose rising… Which just makes us angrier, and keeps our blood glucose sky high.

Diabetes burnout is unavoidable, when you’re living with diabetes. But how can you help during diabetes burnout? What can you offer someone you love who is struggling?

While diabetes has some common symptoms – particularly before you are diagnosed – there are also some less common side-effects of diabetes, when you live with the condition every day.

Although diabetes is deeply personal to many of us, it’s important to take a step back, sometimes, and look at diabetes in South Africa – the big picture.

Earlier in the year, we shared a Type 1 Diabetes Registry survey, to try and understand if South Africans with Type 1 diabetes would be…

How many people with diabetes in South Africa use a flash glucose monitor or CGM? What’s stopping them from using one? Those are the questions we wanted to answer with our Diabetic South Africans and sensors survey. The results were surprising.

Every two years, the International Diabetes Federation releases a new Diabetes Atlas, in which they tell the world what the state of diabetes is in…