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Category: Research
Diabetes is always changing, so this is a space for the latest diabetes research and information. You’ll find COVID-19 diabetes advice from a doctor, a simple way to eat LCHF, a guide to diabetic sweeteners and more.
Jane Sandwood, one of our regular contributors, tackles the issue of diabetes diagnosis in the elderly. In a recent study of South Africans over the…
Take a look at this interesting study about diabetes and gum disease.
Type 1 diabetes used to be diagnosed in the young; Type 2, mostly in older people. But the picture is changing. Why? And what can…
If there’s one question we get all the time, it’s about the insulin pump: what is it, how it works and how to get it…
Diabetes South Africa: what is the story? We all know that more and more people are now living with Type 2 diabetes. It used to…
Life-saving hormone There are no two ways about it: insulin is a miracle drug. It was discovered in 1921 and has saved millions of lives…
We all know that a healthy diet is key to managing your diabetes. But should you also be taking a diabetic supplement? Andrea Kirk asks…
Whether you battle to lose weight, or struggle to gain it, maintaining a healthy weight with diabetes is a constant battle for many people. Joanne…
Children with diabetes often experience stigma. Carine Visagie explains how to make life easier for your child. When Njabulo Dlamini was diagnosed with diabetes at…
Every two years, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) publishes a Diabetes Atlas, with estimates of diabetes facts and figures from around the world. The 8th…
Pregnancy and diabetes Motherhood is a great adventure and (morning sickness aside!) being pregnant is magical. Inside of you, a perfect little baby is growing……
Diabetes updates From the artificial pancreas to new ways of testing blood sugar and more, we take a look at the future for those with…
Do diabetics need supplements? Nicole McCreedy asks the experts: here’s what they have to say. Do diabetics need supplements? Like many other people with diabetes,…
Understanding Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) Did you know that if you have diabetes and you’re a member of a medical aid, they have to –…
Recent research suggests that a certain kind of surgery may “cure” Type 2 diabetes. We find out more, and give you the facts. One of…
Remember when low carb wasn’t as well known as it is today? We do! Here’s an article from Sweet Life magazine published a few years…
Can diabetes be cured? Now I don’t know about you, but I’m always a little sceptical when people talk about cures for diabetes – there…
