If there’s one question we get all the time, it’s: where can I find a healthy diabetes meal plan? Pick n Pay is working on…
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I must be honest, I’ve never particularly liked artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes. Mainly because of the taste – that aspartame aftertaste is horrible, and…
4 CommentsA little while ago, one of our community members on Facebook suggested starting a WhatsApp support group in Gauteng for people with diabetes. She asked…
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One of the things that’s hardest about being diabetic is figuring out who to ask for help: do you need a dietician, a doctor, an…
1 CommentWe all know the kind of food we should be eating… Plenty of fresh vegetables, healthy fats, protein and limited carbs. That’s the ideal diabetic…
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Sugar cravings are part of life for many people with diabetes. But what do you do to try and stop them? That was the question…
Leave a CommentLast week we posted a helpful #diabetestip on Diabetic South African, and a bunch of you replied asking for weight loss tips for diabetics. So…
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There are many diabetic jokes about people with diabetes not needing sugar because we’re sweet enough… And for some people, that’s true. Sugar cravings are…
Leave a CommentWe understand that managing Type 2 diabetes is a challenge. For pretty much every Type 2 diabetic (just as managing Type 1 diabetes is a…
Leave a CommentThe other day I asked on Diabetic South Africans if anyone had any diabetes questions for us to ask our experts – and the questions…
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One of our Diabetic South African community members posted this on Facebook recently, and I loved it so much I asked if I could share…
Leave a CommentI’m so excited to share that over the last few months we’ve been busily working away behind the scenes to transform Sweet Life into an…
2 CommentsCounting your carbohydrates – or carb counting, as it’s usually known – is a useful tool for any person with diabetes (Type 1 or Type…
1 CommentWe just found out about the Retina Risk App, developed in Reykjavik, Iceland, and wanted to share it with our community of South African diabetics.…
Leave a CommentThis week is World Salt Awareness Week, so we asked our friendly dietician at Pick n Pay to give us some advice about high blood…
2 CommentsWhen one of our community members asked about foot spas and foot massagers on Diabetic South Africans, there was a lot of confusion around whether…
Leave a CommentThe 12th to the 16th of February is Pregnancy Awareness Week, an excellent opportunity to discuss one of the most common forms of diabetes: gestational…
1 CommentMost adults aren’t getting the sleep their bodies and minds crave – and this includes those of us with diabetes. Before diagnosis, common symptoms of…
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