Global Diabetes Walk And Wellness Festival Moves To Ushaka Marine World: WARMING UP for the upcoming Global Diabetes Walk, which will make its inaugural debut at uShaka on Sunday, November 17th are: Lethu Zwane (uShaka Athletics Club); James Viljoen (Protea Hotel by Marriott Durban Edward); Sister Gertie Ndlovu (Diabetes SA Durban); Paul Godwin (Nerve Events); Sister Pilile … [Read more...] about Global Diabetes Walk And Wellness Festival Moves To Ushaka Marine World
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Support for parents managing their child’s diabetes
Support for parents managing their child’s diabetes: Medipost Pharmacy supports parents with clinical advice on their children’s diabetes medicine, which is delivered to them each month. Pictured are Medipost Pharmacy team members (left to right) administrator Anne-Marie Pretorius, pharmacy manager Marilize Dreyer and pharmacist’s assistant Lelani Delport. Photo: Medipost … [Read more...] about Support for parents managing their child’s diabetes
Why it’s so difficult to tackle diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa | The Conversation
Why it's so difficult to tackle diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: ShutterstockIn the 1990s diabetes was seen as a condition that mainly affected rich people in high income countries. Nowadays, it’s one of the leading contributors to death in all countries in the world, driven by increases in national and personal wealth resulting in people having more … [Read more...] about Why it’s so difficult to tackle diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa | The Conversation
The Ambassador speaks at the launch of Novo Nordisk programme “Changing Diabetes in Children”
APO News from Africa: The Ambassador speaks at the launch of Novo Nordisk programme “Changing Diabetes in Children”: Children getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Côte d'Ivoire face a drastic drop in life expectancy. With the launch of Novo Nordisk programme “Changing Diabetes in Children”, the Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene and Novo … [Read more...] about The Ambassador speaks at the launch of Novo Nordisk programme “Changing Diabetes in Children”
How South Africa can beat its sugar-fuelled diabetes epidemic | The Conversation
How South Africa can beat its sugar-fuelled diabetes epidemic: Four times as many people have Type II diabetes today as 36 years ago, according to the World Health Organisation. In 1980, 108 million people were diagnosed with diabetes worldwide. By 2014, the figure was 422 million. In South Africa, 7% of adults aged 21 to 79 – 3.85 million people – have diabetes. A large … [Read more...] about How South Africa can beat its sugar-fuelled diabetes epidemic | The Conversation
