There’s been a lot of talk on our Facebook page about how diabetes affects the whole family. Especially after this guest article about how Diabetes…
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Basic information about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
There are some questions that only diabetics know how to ask, and answer. This is your space to ask any questions you like, and give answers to the community.
35 CommentsFrom our community blog: Hi there, I am new to this site. Last night I was at the casualty section of Wilgeheuwel Hospital in Joburg…
3 CommentsBridget McNulty finds out what reflexology is all about, and if there’s any chance it can help those with diabetes. Before I went for a…
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Sweet Life editor and Type 1 diabetic Bridget McNulty shares her pregnancy story – and what she wishes she’d known before she fell pregnant. How…
2 CommentsBridget McNulty goes for a reiki session to see what it can do for diabetics. At first glance, reiki seems a little odd. How can…
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Type 1 diabetes used to be diagnosed in the young; Type 2, mostly in older people. But the picture is changing. Why? And what can…
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If 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 CommentFrom Facebook (Diabetic South Africans): What advice would you give a newly diagnosed diabetic? Get as much info as you can. Prepare to make lifestyle…
Leave a CommentWe all know that more and more people are now living with Type 2 diabetes. It used to be seen as a condition for the…
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Gabi Richter is a diabetic counsellor on our Panel of Experts. Today, she speaks to us about the day you’re diagnosed with diabetes. The day…
Leave a CommentDo you know what brittle diabetes is? We asked one of our readers, Rencia, to share her story of living with brittle diabetes with us.…
Leave a CommentWhen you think of your diet as it relates to your diabetes, you probably think mostly about the foods you consume. However, did you know that…
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 CommentMotherhood is a great adventure and (morning sickness aside!) being pregnant is magical. Inside of you, a perfect little baby is growing… Carine Visagie explains…
Leave a CommentFrom the artificial pancreas to new ways of testing blood sugar and more, we take a look at the future for those with diabetes. Diabetes…
1 CommentCeleste Smith is no stranger to gestational diabetes: she’s had it twice, including during her pregnancy with now-five-year-old twins Connor and Adam. We find out…
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