Diabetes

Diabetes and diet – food exchange lists
Dietician, Dr Ingrid van Heerden, discusses one of the most important concepts which is used to work out diabetic diets, namely the Food Exchange Lists.

Type 2 diabetes and diet
Diet plays an important role in preventing and controlling type 2 diabetes. Read more about what you should and shouldn't eat.

How belly fat points to diabetes
There is a strong interrelationship between abdominal fat, insulin resistance and the development of type 2 diabetes. We take a closer look during Diabetes Awareness Week.

Obesity and diabetes: Solutions
There are solutions to the seemingly unstoppable epidemics of obesity and diabetes that are threatening to engulf the world, writes DietDoc.

Should diabetics drink at all?
This is a tough question to answer, as there seems to be widely differing views on this topic.

More on obesity and diabetes
Although healthcare professionals urge diabetics to participate in regular exercise, exercising can be difficult for some. DietDoc takes a look at a few important issues.

Diabetes and weight loss surgery
Bariatric or weight loss surgery should be considered earlier in treatment of eligible patients to stem complications that can result from type 2 diabetes, experts say.

Diabetic rage: the psychological aspects of diabetes
Some diabetic patients exhibit most disturbing attitudes, says DietDoc. Some are so angry about diabetes that they refuse to take medication and keep on eating the wrong foods.

Diabetes - your questions answered
Many people living with diabetes have similar questions about their diet. Dietician Dr Ingrid van Heerden gives us the answers to the most frequently-asked questions.

Why weight loss improves a diabetic’s health
Most people who develop Type 2 diabetes are overweight, often obese. Doctors believe there is a connection between the onset of Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Preventing obesity and diabetes
The prevention of obesity and diabetes is both slow and difficult, according to Prof Stephan Rössner, a leading international authority. But all hope isn't lost, says DietDoc.

What happens when a diabetic drinks too much?
Drinking too much could have serious consequences for diabetics, chiefly as a result of the havoc the high sugar content in many alcoholic drinks wreaks on blood glucose levels.

Healthy, comforting stews
When the temperature drops, there's nothing like reassuring comfort food to warm you up. Find out why stews are top of our list.

Obesity and the metabolic syndrome
One in every two South Africans suffers from obesity, which increases the individual's risk to develop metabolic syndrome. Dr Ingrid van Heerden takes a look at possible solutions.

DietDoc: FAQs on diabetes
Diabetes and its treatment are not well understood by many people who are diagnosed with this condition. DietDoc provides some clear answers for frequently asked questions.

Diabetes research shows promise
Scientific researchers are hard at work trying to improve the lives of patients with insulin resistance, and types 1 and 2 diabetes. DietDoc takes a look at the latest research.