Diabetes Lifestyle: Youth With Diabetes does basics on carbs : YWD
Youth With Diabetes does basics on carbs
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Rooibos power smoothies for winter : living with diabetes
Historically, we have tended to avoid smoothies for people with diabetes, due to their high sugar and carbohydrate (carb) content. Many of them are high in calories too and have been used as a meal...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: 10 Commandments for better diabetes self-care : living...
Managing diabetes is a challenging task requiring dedication and commitment to performing certain self-care behaviours that have been proven over time to maintain good blood glucose control. The...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: CDE Club Partners - introducing your Daily Dietitian :...
With misleading food labels such as 'carb free', 'fat free' and 'no added sugars, it's easy to confuse real food with high calorie, low nutrient imitations. It is therefore not surprising that we...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Is sushi a good choice for people living with diabetes? :...
Sushi is touted as the latest 'health trend' for eating out, but have you thought about the impact that a few maki or California rolls may have on your blood glucose levels?
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Joburg joins Cities Changing Diabetes to fight urban...
The City of Johannesburg is the first African City to join the Cities Changing Diabetes Programme, an initiative by global healthcare company, Novo Nordisk.
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Winter foot care : living with diabetes
Foot care in the context of diabetes is always important. But, cold and the possible winter extremes of humidity in South Africa, ranging from the Highveld dryness to the rainy Western Cape, can...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Some practical aspects of insulin injection : living with...
If you take insulin for diabetes control, your doctor would have prescribed the type/s and dose/s of insulin best suited to your lifestyle, your type and duration of diabetes and your finances. Your...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Out of sweetness has come my strength... : living with...
I am a 29-year-old mother of 2, Takalani and Unarine, and happily married to a wonderful man, Tshudufhadzo. I was born in the small town of Thaba Nchu, 60 km from Bloemfontein. I discovered that I had...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: The meaning of life... : living with diabetes
For someone with extreme needle phobia, being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 11 years ago, at the age of 11, was devastating news!. My childhood was pretty much swept out from under my feet! I did not...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Editor's note
In this digital age, data is the new gold. We live in a 'connected world', linked by an 'internet of things'. Every time we make a phone call, send an SMS, logon to a website, use an 'app', walk down...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Giving back : the CDE Diabetes Foundation : commentary
Diabetes is emerging as a national and international emergency; as the prevalence of diabetes rises dramatically, the burdens on individuals and on funders of healthcare (governments and medical aids)...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: A time and a season... : commentary
With the change of season, I am reminded daily that everything has its own time. Trees changing to green, being woken up by birds chirping and the warmth that comes with spring. This change in season...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Accredited CDE service provider classifieds
Accredited CDE service provider classifieds
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Fast facts
Are you 'insulin resistant'?. Type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition - most people with this condition will eventually need insulin injections to manage their diabetes. However, some people with...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Becoming environmentally savvy : commentary - Paul's side...
Everyone was quiet. I couldn't believe it; even the kids. It's amazing how the size and presence of an elephant only metres away demands respect. Lions roar in the distance and some hyena arrive for a...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: How to take charge of food and make salads delicious :...
You can stop being a victim and take charge of your health by making salads as delicious as the food that put that unwanted fat on your body. Delete the brainwash shared by many that salad equals...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Healthy spring meals : living with diabetes
To assist you in your search for healthier light meals that you can also use for packed lunches, Pick n Pay has compiled these delicious recipes to make your spring healthy eating plan a little more...
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Adventures with diabetes : living with diabetes
The story of an adventure I had on the other side of the world and how I coped with diabetes in some very strange and unforgiving environments..
View ArticleDiabetes Lifestyle: Smoking and diabetes : living with diabetes
So we all know smoking is not good for us and that it increases the risk of heart disease and cancer. It also makes us look 10 years older than our chronological age! But, what happens when diabetes is...
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