Tag: Diabetes

Signs that you may be diabetic

A person with type 2 diabetes develops excessively high blood sugar levels. Increased thirst, frequent urination, and fatigue are early warning symptoms. According to the International Diabetes Federation’s most recent statistics, the number of adults in South Africa with diabetes has increased to over 4.2 million, or one in nine, over the past ten years. […]

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What is diabulimia?

What is diabulimia? According to Diabetes UK and the National Eating Disorders Association, Diabulimia is an eating disorder that only affects people with type 1 diabetes. Diabulimia is when people with type 1 diabetes deliberately reduce or skip their insulin injections in order to lose weight. Insulin is a hormone that helps to regulate blood […]

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5 things you may have wrong about diabetes

In November, ahead of World Diabetes Day, some well-known landmarks light up in blue to create awareness of diabetes care, prevention and research. It’s important to take notice because an estimated 1.3 million people in South Africa are living with type 2 diabetes and don’t even know. Have you checked your blood glucose recently? With […]

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