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SHOULD I HAVE A FLU VACCINE? SHOULD I HAVE A FLU VACCINE? Every year more than 6000 people die from influenza (flu) in South Africa.   Thousands more are hospitalized and many lose income from missing work. Influenza is a viral illness which has a sudden onset causing fever, sore throat, body pains and headache.   [...]

AN APPROACH TO TREATING OBESITY-Part 1 The Canadian Obesity Guidelines define obesity as follows: Obesity is a prevalent, complex, progressive and relapsing chronic disease, characterized by abnormal or excessive body fat (adiposity), that impairs health. Let me break down that definition: Prevalent – common in the world; the World Health Organization says that 43% [...]

OZEMPIC – A STORY OF SOCIAL MEDIA vs SCIENCE Dr Angela Murphy writes: The twin pandemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes have created a need to find an effective treatment for both chronic diseases. Yes, obesity is also a chronic disease. A disease is a disordered condition in the body – in diabetes [...]

How Biokineticists can assist with exercise in diabetes – Hennie Fourie explains: A biokineticist will perform a personalised evaluation and assign an exercise prescription that will help improve your glycaemic control. Principles for exercise There are various principles that biokineticists use to ensure that exercise is prescribed correctly. Frequency: This is how often [...]

DIABETES Q&A EXERCISE TIPS FROM REIGESTERD DIETICIAN SUNETTE SWART

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DIABETES Q&A EXERCISE Sr Christine Manga, RN, MSc Diabetes Education (South Wales) is a Diabetes Nurse Educator and answers some important questions about diabetes. What is diabetes? This is a condition of high blood glucose levels. What causes diabetes? To answer this question, I need to explain the 2 main types of [...]

MENOPAUSE And BLOOD GLUCOSE Does menopause affect glucose control? Is diabetes more prevalent after menopause? Dr Angela Murphy answers these questions. Let us first make sense of all the terms that get used during this period. MENOPAUSE – this is officially the time when the ovaries have stopped working and reproductive life is at [...]

CAN TYPE 2 DIABETES BE REVERSED? In short – yes, Type 2 diabetes can be reversed. However, it is neither easy nor possible for all patients. It is possible to have remission of diabetes if certain criteria are met. Dr Angela Murphy continues. According to the American Diabetes Association these criteria are: Full diabetes [...]

Insulin This year we celebrate 100 years since the discovery of insulin and the fact that people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes can live a long life. Dr Angela Murphy continues. Insulin Fast Facts Basal insulin gives the necessary background insulin and specifically controls glucose released by the liver when a person has [...]