We’ve written about carb counting before, and how helpful it can be for people with diabetes. But now we have a free carb counting masterclass…
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So, diabetes is pas by jou gediagnoseer en jy weet nie wat om te eet nie. Hoe lyk ’n gesonde dieet vir diabete? Ons weet…
Usanda kuthola ukuthi unesifo sikashukela kanti nolwazi lokuthi udle ukudla okukanjani awunalo. Nhloboni yokudla okumele ukudle? Sonke sisuka lapho! Ngolwazi esinalo plenty of recipes kuningi…
Usandula kufunyaniswa ukuba unesifo seswekile kwaye awuyazi ukuba kumele utye ntoni? Ibukeka njani indlela yokutya esempilweni yabanesifo seswekile? Sonke sisuka apho! Nangona sineendlela zokupheka esikunika…
So you’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes and you don’t know what to eat. What does a healthy diabetes diet look like? We’ve all been…
Counting your carbohydrates – or carb counting, as it’s usually known – is a useful tool for any person with diabetes (Type 1 or Type…
Not sure what to make for dinner? Let us help! Check out our delicious free diabetes-friendly recipes to get ideas for dinner that are tasty,…
Ask the dietician: Genevieve Jardine Is there a happy middle ground? From the community: “I don’t understand the whole LCHF / LCHP ‘low carb high…
Ask the dietician: Cheryl Meyer From our community: “I get invited to lots of business meetings and workshops that are catered… Needless to say, none…
Sometimes the biggest challenge to eating a healthy diet is finding the right ingredients: here’s how Annora Mostert, the founder and group owner of Anja’s…
When Vickie de Beer’s son Lucca was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she started a journey that ended with her publishing an award-winning cookbook and…
Pregnancy diet tips from dietician Cheryl Meyer From the community: “Being both diabetic and pregnant makes it difficult to know what to eat – there…
What should a basic diabetic pantry look like? We asked dietician Cheryl Meyer to give us a shopping list! The basic diabetic pantry From our…
Ajita Ratanjee is a registered dietician on the Sweet Life Panel of Experts. She shares some of her diabetes dietary tips with us today. Blood…
Ask the dietician: Genevieve Jardine From our community: “I know that as a diabetic I should always try and be good, but sometimes it’s hard……
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 diet FAQ We asked dietician Cheryl Mayer to answer this diabetes diet FAQ and explain to people with diabetes what we should be eating.…
Ask the dietician: Cheryl Meyer From our community: “Can anyone tell me about madumbis for diabetics – good or bad for us, and how much…
Ask the dietician: Genevieve Jardine From our community: “My favourite food isn’t very good for me… I love braais and chips, hamburgers and hot dogs.…
From our community blog: Hi! I wonder if anyone can advise me. I’m 27 (soon to be 28) and was diagnosed as a Type 2…
We asked dietician Genevieve Jardine to answer this question about diabetes-friendly drinks from Diabetic South Africans: “My daughter is on insulin injections and can’t inject…
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…
I don’t know about you, but I love the idea of eating only what’s in season. Fresh fruit and vegetables are obviously at their most…
It might seem as though being a restaurant chef would be too tempting a job for a Type 1 diabetic, but 30-year-old Vanessa Marx has…
Ask the dietician: Genevieve Jardine From our community: “Being newly diagnosed, I am learning about foods that I can and can’t use. I cannot find…
From our community blog: Hi all, Petunia has a question for us about lowering high blood sugar: “I would like to know what can I…
Ask the dietician: Genevieve Jardine From our community: “My average blood sugar over the past few months was higher than it should have been, so…
The South African obesity statistics are terrifying. The Vitality ObeCity Index analysed data from Discovery Vitality members in six cities in South Africa (Bloemfontein, Cape…
From Facebook (Diabetic South Africans): How do you treat yourself when you feel like something sweet? Sugar-free sweets! Keith I only have a tiny…
Diabetes-friendly food inspiration We chat to Ishay Govender, acclaimed foodie writer, about her love of cooking and how to make Indian food just as tasty…
Ask the dietician: Genevieve Jardine From the community: “Every year I hold a National Heritage Day feast for my friends and serve up all the…
I don’t know about you, but cooking dinner is one of the things I wish I could just wave a magic wand at. Wouldn’t it…
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…
A few weeks ago, I got a message from Jane Sandwood, a nutritionist who believes in intermittent fasting. I asked her to explain it for…
In issue 10 of Sweet Life magazine, we give some great blood sugar testing tips… Here are some more tips to bear in mind from Diabetes Nurse Educator Kate Bristow…
Image credit If you’re trying to find a way to put together healthy lunchboxes and snacks that still taste great, check out these great tips…