Today, our guest writer Maryna shares some tips and advice from her travels… Specifically, travelling with diabetes. She’s outlined 8 helpful tips for travelling with…
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I’d like to introduce Maryna Prins, a new contributor who will be sharing her thoughts on living with Type 1 diabetes every month. Would you…
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I got this amazing email about being a Type 1 diabetic from one of our community members last week and had to share it. Would…
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Ketones and ketoacidosis are often mentioned in relation to diabetes, but what are they exactly? Ketones result when your body burns fat for energy. They…
2 CommentsHypoglycemic episodes (hypos) can be a scary experience for all involved: here’s what you need to know to deal with one. A hypo is a…
Leave a CommentWhen 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…
Leave a CommentWhen Roxanne and Derick de Villiers wanted to enroll their son Noah in pre-school, they didn’t think diabetes would be an issue. When it turned…
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“I’m looking for some tips or advice on how to communicate better with my diabetic wife. She has Type 1 diabetes and when she goes…
2 CommentsIt’s the highest mountain in Africa, but that didn’t stop Neil Rae – a Type 1 diabetic for 50 years – from wanting to climb…
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We chat to Bongi Ngema-Zuma, First Lady and founder of the Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation. Why did you start the Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation? It has always…
Leave a CommentOf all the sports a diabetic could choose, ice skating – with its precision, edge of danger and need to be feeling 100% every time…
Leave a CommentThere are no two ways about it: insulin is a miracle drug. It was discovered in 1921 and has saved millions of lives in the…
Leave a CommentWe all know that a healthy diet is key to managing your diabetes. But should you also be taking a diabetic supplement? Andrea Kirk asks…
Leave a CommentAll you need to know about going on holiday with diabetes – Type 1 or Type 2. Make sure you have enough medication to last…
Leave a CommentAll you need to know about your medication – and how to store it. Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of glucose in…
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Have you heard about LifeinaBox? I’ve been hearing a lot about it lately – it’s a “device that will revolutionize the transport of medication worldwide.”…
Leave a CommentWe were just sent this advice about raising children with diabetes… It takes a family to raise a diabetic child, as we all know! Do…
Leave a Comment“I would like to know to help and support a friend who has diabetes. My friend is a Type 1 diabetic and I’m not always…
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