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…
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.
We recently ran a survey to find out who exactly you are – who makes up the Sweet Life Diabetes Community we know and love. Here are the results:
The language of diabetes. I’m not going to lie, I have resisted writing this article for some time – and I’ll tell you why.
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.
Today we’re talking about something a little sensitive… eating disorders. Please be kind to yourself – if you find any of this triggering, there’s no reason to read on. But it is an important conversation to have… Eating disorders thrive in secrecy, and we want to be able to bring the conversation into the light.
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.
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.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can be life-threatening: Here’s what you need to know.
One of the projects we’ve been working on this year is our diabetes basics leaflet for public clinics – our TEEL leaflet. Here’s how we developed it.
Alongside the diabetes basics leaflet we developed, we also created a leaflet specifically for those living with Type 1 diabetes.
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?
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.