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Diabetes management: How lifestyle, daily routine affect blood sugar
Diabetes management takes awareness. Know what makes your blood sugar level rise and fall — and how to control these day-to-day factors. By Mayo Clinic Staff When you have diabetes, it’s important to keep your blood sugar levels within the range recommended by your healthcare professional. But many things can make your blood sugar levels…
The ‘Can you eat that’ shame
Article Source: Link Monique Marais addresses the shame that people with diabetes can experience when loved ones question or misunderstand their food choices. There are several common misconceptions regarding what a person with diabetes should eat and what needs to be avoided at all costs. It is, however, important to note that dietary needs can…
Nourish your skin more in winter
Article via Diabetes South Africa (link) Skin 101 Did you know that your skin is an organ? In fact, it’s the largest organ of the body, packed with blood vessels and nerves and is the centre for your senses (touch and pressure, pain and temperature). The skin sheds about 40 000 skin cells every day…
Time to understand time in range
Article Source: Link Dr Angela Murphy expands on time in range and why it may become the most important of all glucose measurements in the future. It’s estimated that about a half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide. Most of them will have Type 2 diabetes, with about 10% living with Type 1…
Episode 63 of ‘not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened’, THE podcast…
Episode 63 of ‘not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened’, THE podcast packed with unfiltered reflections on all things diabetes is now out! Our FREE education and advocacy podcast is easy to find – search for ‘not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened’ on any one of our top podcast apps (Spotify, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts or the LiSTN Audio App). 52 years…
Nathan Hendricks – Hard work pays off
Article source: Link Nathan Hendricks will be competing in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. We catch up with the young swimmer to find out what this great achievement means to him. Nathan Hendricks (18) lives in Middelburg, Mpumalanga with his parents, Darryl and Jennifer. He has five siblings. Despite not having the easiest start to…