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Have you got a diabetes test booked and don’t know what to expect? Don’t worry, we’re about to answer: what is a diabetes test?
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.
What do you do if your child has Type 1 diabetes and isn’t getting the support they need at school?
Have you heard about Pilots with Diabetes? They’re a group of dedicated pilots who want to change Civil Aviation laws in South Africa.
You might have noticed that our website is looking a little different – what do you think? We’ve also given our diabetes newsletter a new look, and I’m excited to share it with you!
“Could you explain the diabetes situation in South Africa?” is a question we get asked all the time.
You may have heard people talking about time in target – or time in range – lately. Read on as we unpack it!
As part of our South African diabetes advocacy efforts, we want to bring diabetes into the news more often.
Just diagnosed? I’ve been there, it’s so hard… This article has all you need to know right now – and nothing more.
There is a lot of information out there about COVID-19 and diabetes! But what do you actually need to know?
What are your options on the Discovery CGM Benefit? How exactly does it work? There are three options .
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?)
We know that many of our South Africans with Diabetes are feeling hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine.
How do you know if a product is going to be good or bad for your blood sugar? One simple way is to learn to interpret food labels.
Do you know how to build a balanced meal? Many of our Diabetic South Africans told us they did not. Use this guide to build…
Here are some great tips on what to choose if you’re looking for healthy breakfast options: Healthy diabetic breakfast tips Everyone likes to start their…
For the first time ever in South Africa, people with diabetes raised their voices together, asking medical aids to cover life-changing CGM devices. We started…
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day – so here are some delicious tips for how to make a healthy diabetic breakfast. Building…
Wondering what your plate should look like now that you have diabetes? Here’s an example of a healthy eating portion plate. If you’re eating low…
Feeling confused about the diabetes lingo you need to understand? We’ve outlined some of the most common – and unusual – terms for you, so…
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…
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…
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…
When were you diagnosed with diabetes? I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was 11 years old. I was very young, so it…
We know that exercise is one of the things people with diabetes have a lot of questions about. That’s why we asked the Diabetic Athletic,…
Daar’s een vraag wat ons heeltyd op Diabetic South Africans kry: Het julle ’n maaltydplan? Ja, ons het – hier’s dit. Maar een ete maak…
Ons het die dieetkundige Genevieve Jardine genader om dié vraag oor diabetes-vriendelike drankies vanuit Diabetic South Africans-geledere te beantwoord: “My dogter gebruik insulien-inspuitings, maar kan…
Weet jy wat die 5 simptome van diabetes is?
Maaltydplanne kan van onskatbare waarde wees, maar ons het nog nie voorheen ’n laekoolhidraat-maaltydplan gehad wat ons met jou kon deel nie. Dit verander vandag!…
Ons het met Pick n Pay saamgespan om vir jou ’n gratis diabetes-handleiding te skep wat jou sal help om ’n gesonde, gelukkige lewe met…
Heerlike resepte vir diabete Ons het saam met Pick n Pay ’n kookboek geskep wat spesifiek is vir diabete wat idees vir elke maaltyd benodig.…
Almal behoort oor prediabetes te praat. As daar één ding is wat die coronavirus-pandemie ons geleer het, is dit dat ons drastiese veranderings kan aanbring…
Dis ’n goeie vraag! Wat ís ’n normale bloedsuikervlak, en waarvoor moet diabate mik?
Een van die dinge wat ons die meeste gevra word op Diabetic South Africans is: “Ek’s ’n diabeet – watter kosse moet ek eet?” Dit…
Sihlezi sithola umbuzo owodwa ofanayo ekhasini lethu laku “Facebook” Diabetic South Africans njalonjalo: ingabe lukhona uhlelo lokudla eninalo? Impendulo bese ithi Yebo, sinalo – here…
Sibuze usolwazi wezokudla uGenevieve Jardine ukuthi asiphendulele umbuzo ngalombuzo othi iziphi iziphuzo ezihambisana nabanesifo sikashukela Diabetic South Africans: “Indodakazi yami ijova ngomjovo obizwa ngokuthi Insulin…
Oyedwa kwababili unesifo sikashukela esingakatholakali eNingizimu Afrika. Ingakho kubalulekile ukuthi siveze izimpawu ezinhlanu zesifo sikashukela ukuze bonke abantu bazi ngazo ngisho nalaba obaziyo. Kahle lokho…
Ukuhlelela indlela yokudla kusiza kakhulu, kodwa kuze kube imanje, besingakabi nayo indlela yokuhlela ukudla yama carbs amancane ebesingayabela nina. Kodwa ke namhlanje lokho sekushintshile njengoba…
Sizibandakanye nabakwa Pick n Pay ukuze sikwazi ukunethulela incwadi yokupheka yaba nesifo sikashukela – ukuze nikwazi ukuthola indlela eya empilweni ephephile, kanye nenentokozo noma unalesifo.…
Izindlela zokupheka ezimnandi zabanesifo sikashukela Ndawonye nabakwa Pick n Pay, siqhamuke nohlu lwezindlela zokupheka zabantu abanesifo sikashukela abafuna amasu namaqhinga okupheka ukudla abazokudla osukwini. Lana…
Kumele sikhulume ngendaba yokuba nesifo sikashukela okunzima ukuthi sitholakale ngenxa yokuthi asinalo inani elijwayelekile elitholakala emzimbeni womuntu onesifo sikashukela ojwayelekile. Uma kukhona into esifundise yona…
Lona umbuzo omuhle, ongakanani ushukela owamukelekile emzimbeni, abantu bona abanalesifo kumele balwele ukuthi ube mngakanani egazini labo? Isifo sikashukela simayelana nokwenza okwanele, akumele unyuke kakhulu…
“Nginesifo sikashukela. Ngabe yini okumele ngiyidle noma ikuphi ukudla okumele ngikudle?” Lona ke umbuzo ojwayelwe ukubuzwa kakhulu ekhasini lethu eliku Facebook: Diabetic South Africans. Ingakho…
Sifumana umbuzo omnye kubantu baseMzantsi Afrika abaneswekile ngokuphindaphindiweyo: unayo isicwangciso sokutya? Ewe siyakwenza – nantsi ke. Kodwa isicwangciso esinye sokutya asithethi ukuba senza ingqiqo kuba…
Sibuze ugqirha wezidlo uGenevieve Jardine ukuba aphendule lo mbuzo malunga neziselo ezinesifo seswekile ezivela kubantu baseMzantsi Afrika abaneswekile: “Intombi yam ikwiinaliti ze-insulin kwaye ayinakho ukutofa…
Umntu omnye kwaba-2 onesifo seswekile akafumaneki eMzantsi Afrika. Yiyo loo nto kubalulekile ukuba wabelane ngeempawu ezi-5 zesifo seswekile nawo wonke umntu omaziyo. Yile nto intshukumo…