Because diabetes develops gradually, patients are often shocked when their doctor delivers the dreaded diagnosis: “You have Type II Diabetes”.
It's not uncommon for people to live with diabetes for years before they get diagnosed.
It's important to be aware of the symptoms commonly experienced with Type II diabetes. The more severe the symptoms, generally, the more developed the chronic... ››› more
If you have early stage type 2 diabetes, don't get complacent, even if you're feeling fine.
Type 2 diabetes affects many organs and if you don't control it properly, you could face one of this beast's seven ugly heads...
Seven complications of diabetes you want to avoid at all costs
Long-term complications of diabetes develop gradually but they can become disabling or even life-threateni... ››› more
Have you ever thought about the complications of diabetes?
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes puts you at added risk for heart disease and stroke.
But there's an easy way to lower your risk: Manage your blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure well. And, the best way to do this is to choose foods wisely, exercise daily and manage your stress effectively.
One of the biggest fears type 2 ... ››› more
Seven out of 10 women and four out of 10 men are overweight in South Africa.
That means 61% of in the entire South African population is overweight - almost double the global rate! And of these overweight people, around 40% are obese!
These aren't just scary statistics. They're a wakeup call for us to do something at national level.
We need REAL weight loss solutions FAST!
Here's why... ››› more
When you're first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you go through a range of emotions. You feel angry, sad, depressed and eventually you come to realise that living with type 2 diabetes isn't necessarily a death sentence.
And, as time goes by, you may even start slacking on your management of diabetes. But there's a real risk of damaging your organs beyond repair if you do this!
Here are the... ››› more
If you haven't been feeling yourself recently, read this to determine if you could be suffering from undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
With type 2 diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes as it's also known, your body gradually stops absorbing insulin correctly. The symptoms often present themselves subtly over time.
Today, we'll show you why it's so important you know if you're living with this com... ››› more
Do you ever look back and wonder how you got this way? It's not your fault. We're programmed to eat as much as we can to survive and store fat for future energy.
Take a look around: We live in a calorie dense, sugar-laden and processed food environment. It's harder to escape unhealthy foods than it is to get a hole-in-one!
The problem is weight gain is not just a nuisance. It's a serious he... ››› more
Christmas time used to be your happy time, but since your type 2 diabetes diagnosis, it's become something of a horrendous experience.
But did you know you can still enjoy every aspect of the holidays despite the disease?
That's right!
And it doesn't involve avoiding the dessert table or eating something different to what's on everyone else's plate.
Read on for five helpful tips to ke... ››› more
It's not just type 2 diabetes you need to worry about anymore, reveal experts.
Prediabetes should petrify you too!
“What's prediabetes?” you ask.
Well, it's the precursor of diabetes and 30% of people develop type 2 diabetes within five years of developing prediabetes.
So why do you need to be so worried about this condition?
It's simple: You probably don't know you have it... ››› more
Every year, World Diabetes Day takes place on the 14th of November.
But this year is a little different to the previous ones.
This because the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is starting a three year campaign that will run until 2016. It focuses on healthy living and diabetes.
If you think you don't have to take notice right now because you don't have type 2 diabetes, think aga... ››› more
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