DIABETES & YOU
Around 50 % of people living with diabetes don’t know they have it. High levels of blood glucose affect blood vessels. Damage to capillaries might start while the person is still not diagnosed with diabetes. This is particularly true with eye complications (example retinopathy) which could be the trigger for discovering a diabetes diagnosis. In […]
Maintaining an active lifestyle plays a crucial part in your diabetes management Physical Activity improves insulin action enabling your body to respond effectively to insulin, glucose can then enter your cells providing them with energy instead of remaining in higher concentrations in your blood. Exercise benefits all aspects of your health, helps controlling your blood […]
Living with diabetes does not forbid you from enjoying your food. It does however require that you stick to the healthy eating principles of a diet high in fiber, low in harmful fat and highly processed carbohydrates Carbohydrates affect blood sugar levels directly. They are found in foods from plant sources (as below) in addition […]
Insulin is a hormone produced by pancreas to regulate the glucose levels in the blood. Since there is a lack of insulin produced by the body (in Type 1 diabetes) or insufficient insulin in the body (in Type 2 diabetes), the insulin need to be taken through other sources in the form of insulin injections […]
