“Sweets are bad for you, never buy or have them.”
“Do not take sugar.”
“Taking a bowl of ice cream can make you sick.”
“Drink this herbal mixture to kill the sugar in your body.”
If you grew up in a typical African home, chances are you heard these tales about how bad sugar is almost every day. But how true are these words? Well, not 100 per cent. This is…
A thousand questions will come up after a diabetes diagnosis;
“How do I get through this?”
“Can I live well with diabetes?”
“Is it possible to stay healthy with diabetes?”
“Will I die?”
As troubling as the diagnosis is, there is no need to panic. Like many medical conditions, managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes is possible. It is, however important to distinguish between both types…
Though hidden mostly behind shoes, your feet should receive care and attention. With diabetes, they will need extra care as you might begin to experience open sores, swelling, ‘pins and needle-like sensations and loss of sensitivity in your feet.
Diabetes often leads to circulation problems and nerve damage, especially in the legs and feet. And this can make you lose the sense of feeling in your…