If you’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes, you probably have a lot of questions. Many of these questions can be answered by asking other people…
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Information and questions about Type 2 diabetes.
Low GI (Glycaemic Index) foods are those that release their carbohydrates very slowly. GI is a number that describes the rate at which sugar is…
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…
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The other day I asked on Diabetic South Africans if anyone had any diabetes questions for us to ask our experts – and the questions…
5 CommentsThe 12th to the 16th of February is Pregnancy Awareness Week, an excellent opportunity to discuss one of the most common forms of diabetes: gestational…
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What is diabetes burnout? “Diabetes…. Uugh.” That feeling pretty much sums up what diabetes burnout is all about: the feeling that it’s too exhausting /…
3 CommentsDid you catch Sweet Life editor Bridget McNulty when she returned to the Expresso show on SABC3 to talk about Type 2 diabetes? Here’s an…
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Jane Sandwood, one of our regular contributors, tackles the issue of diabetes diagnosis in the elderly. In a recent study of South Africans over the…
Leave a CommentBridget McNulty, editor of Sweet Life diabetes community, was recently interviewed on the Expresso show on SABC3. The segment was about what Type 2 diabetes…
1 CommentIt’s one of the questions we get asked at Sweet Life all the time. Do I have to change my lifestyle – and my diet…
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“My dad is a poorly controlled Type 2 diabetic, and he doesn’t seem to care. I keep telling him how serious his condition is and…
2 CommentsType 1 diabetes used to be diagnosed in the young; Type 2, mostly in older people. But the picture is changing. Why? And what can…
Leave a CommentIf you’re diabetic, you probably know all about testing your blood sugar… But are you doing it the right way? Here are some top tips.…
1 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…
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You would never guess that Trevor Davids, a business consultant, film and TV producer and biker filled with the joys of life, has Type 2…
Leave a CommentEvery two years, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) publishes a Diabetes Atlas, with estimates of diabetes facts and figures from around the world. The 8th…
Leave a CommentIndigenous Afro-Soul artist Candy Tsamandebele talks to us about living with Type 2 diabetes. When did you find out you had Type 2 diabetes? After…
Leave a Comment“My friend was just diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and weirdly the thing that’s bothering him most is what people will think. He doesn’t want…
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