Category: Physical Health
Physical Health
Quitting smoking cuts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30–40%
A new brief, jointly developed by WHO, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the University of Newcastle, unveils that quitting smoking can lower the risk…
PRE DIABETIC
In pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance, now usually referred to as non-diabetic hyperglycaemia), your blood sugar (glucose) is raised beyond the normal range. Whilst this raised…
DIABETES EXERCISE
Despite physical activity being key in the management and prevention of diabetes, many with this chronic disease do not become or remain regularly active. Exercise…
INSULIN
What is insulin? Insulin is a hormone that is made by cells called beta cells. These are part of little islands of cells (islets) within…
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TYPE1 AND TYPE2 DIABETES
There are mainly two types of Diabetes, Type1 and Type2, and it simply means you have too much glucose (sugar) in your blood, wether you…
DIABETES MISCONCEPTION
Type 1 diabetes myths and misconceptions Myth: Type 1 diabetes is caused by your lifestyle This is a fundamental difference between type 1 and type…
DIABETIC TREATMENT
Every sick person needs treatment to be better. Although diabetes cannot be cured, it can be treated successfully. If a high blood sugar level is…
DIABETES AND SEX
Being diabetes doesn’t mean you have to miss out in all the good things of life. No that’s not true. Can a diabetic patient have…
DIABETES AND PREGNANCY
Sometimes pregnancy causes the blood sugar to go up in women who do not have diabetes. This is called gestational diabetes. Women who have diabetes…
DIABETES TERMINOLOGIES
Most times we find it difficult to understand some of the terms used by our doctors when discussing with them in regards to our health….