People with type 2 diabetes write back to their younger selves, to share personal insights and reflect on their experience of living with diabetes and starting on insulin therapy. In this post, Andrew reflects on living with diabetes.
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How to manage your diabetes even when you’re working full-time
No doubt working full-time can be hectic and stressful at times for most people. But when you add diabetes into the mix, working full-time means you’re juggling career demands along with managing your blood sugar levels.
Life expectancy and diabetes: bad news, good news
Lifestyle choices or health behaviours, as they are called now, can make a significant difference to life expectancy for all of us, but even more so for a person living with diabetes.
Alison: Trust yourself
People with type 2 diabetes write back to their younger selves, to share personal insights and reflect on their experience of living with diabetes and starting on insulin therapy. In this post, Alison reflects on living with diabetes.
Self-monitoring your blood pressure
High blood pressure – also called hypertension – increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. It’s important to keep blood pressure within diabetes management targets.
Managing diabetes as a family
Managing diabetes as a family is especially important when making changes in diet and lifestyle. Having support at home will play a key part in creating good habits that will stick.
