Diabetes Management Resource Center

11/07/2024

Good health is overlooked, it is undermined, ukiamka ukiwa mzima, be thankful🙏🙏

But again, saa zingine sisi ndio huchangia to poor health. You wake up in the morning, no exercise, you eat a lot of food full of simple carbs, you go to work and sit all day. After work you get back to your phone and TV and end up sleeping late😖😖.

Then what happens, you start adding weight, controlling your sugars becomes a challenge, you start getting complications and say that life is hard, yet you are doing nothing about it🤔. The last time you saw a doctor was 1 year ago, you rarely monitor your sugars..tutakusaidiaje Susan?🤔

Health is wealth
-Ensure you exercise each day, even walking for 30 minutes is an exercise sio lazima I've complex. Find an activity you enjoy and stick with it, it could be cycling, swimming, dancing etc..hizi zote zinasaidia💪💪.

-Ensure that you eat good food, healthy food and remember that you need to do portioning. If you can get a dietitian to make you a meal plan, it will be great.

-Ensure that you manage stress, chronic stress elevates your blood sugar levels.

-Hydrate well, 8 glasses a day will do good

-Get enough sleep, 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night.

-Quit smoking as it increases your risk to diabetes complications

-Lose weight and maintain a healthy weight to improve your sugar control

-Monitor your sugars regularly. Hata k**a huna machine enda to the nearest chemist upimwe.

-Ensure that you gonfor regular check ups to monitor your progress l, adjust medications when needed and address any concerns.

Living with diabetes is a journey, not a destination. You can do this, stay positive and control those sugars. All the best.
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Also, our specialist clinic will be this Saturday, if you would like to book, contact 0700582134. We will only be taking 10 patients. The next clinic will be in August.

Stay safe💪
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10/07/2024

From our inbox", posted as received

"Hi DMRC, let me share m story it can motivate someone. You see, back in 2016, I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Okay, let me take you back a little what happened before the diagnosis.

I am a lean person, sijawaikuwa mnono. But my work involved lots of sitting, I am a driver. I had this friend who used to work out and he could tell me to start working out..I could tell him mimi sio overweight so I do not need to work out. Poor me, I didn't know that working out was to keep me fit🥲🥲. Si mnajua vile madere hukula, I was a long distance once..from Nairobi to Mombasa..Nyama kule, fast foods and so much more.

Come 2016, there was a medical camp and free screening in our area..at this time, my body used to be tired all the time and nilijiambia ni uchovu ya driving..my fiancéé jokingly told me tukapimwe rbs.., to my surprise..my sugars were at 10. I was worried, later that week I went to the hospital and that is when I was diagnosed with prediabetes. Luckily, the doctor I got guided me well on how to reverse my sugars.

Let me tell you..saai exercise lazima
Eating healthy lazima
I am more fit.
My sugars are back to normal.
I am a happy person.
Ignorance is a disease, I got well.

And you people are doing a good job educating us."

For those who want to see the specialist, our July clinic will be this Saturday, book with 0700582134.
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04/07/2024

If the person living with diabetes in your home finds it hard to change their diet, it could be because of the family members😖😖.
Maybe the person is being served brocolli as others eat fast foods, sodas and the rest. A craving becomes worse when a situation is presented. This example aligns well with alcohol addiction where someone has to be put in isolation where they can't see alcohol or associate with people that drink. In this scenario, adopt a health diet for all.

When going for shopping, include everyone when coming up with a shopping list, even the children. They will know what to expect and be ready to eat. Also, if you can, find a nutritionist who will educate you as a family, it will be of great help. Reading food labels should be part of what you need to know.

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05/06/2024

Question-If you are introduced to injections, does your doctor teach you how to inject and areas of injection au anakuwachilia tu?🤔

INSULIN INJECTION SITES

-The shaded areas are sites where insulin can be given.
-The stomach is the best site for insulin absorption.
-Avoid injecting insulin next to the belly button.

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03/06/2024

INSULIN HYPERTROPHY? What is it?🤔🤔
This is to those that inject insulin
Have you ever noticed a lump or even a scar tissue under the skin where you inject yourself?
It is believed to be as a result of repeated insulin injestions which leads to accumulation of extra fat at the site. It occurs most often in people with diabetes who must undergo multiple daily injections, but can also occur in people who wear multiple devices such as an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor.
How to prevent it
-Rotate the injection site. Move the injection site a finger's length (about an inch) away from the last site.
-Use a new needle for every injection to avoid contamination
-Do not inject the area till it heals
-Talk to your doctor who may consider hanging to short-acting insulin
-For those people who are using pumps or continuous glucose monitors, changing sites as prescribed is recommended
If you stop injecting on the area, it usually goes away after a few weeks and sometimes on its own. It should not be a cause for worry
We hope you have learnt something au namna gani?
If so, please share

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31/05/2024

Did you know that DMMC has an online pharmacy? You can buy your medical supplies and prescription drugs online and have them delivered at your doorstep, anywhere in the country.

DMMC: Kenya's most reliable online pharmacy, Diabetes management Center and Laboratory, all in one place. Seamless payment options available.

31/05/2024

SITES NOT SUITABLE FOR INSULIN INJECTIONS
Did you know?
That there are places where you should not inject insulin?
-Do not inject insulin near joints. Why?
-Do not inject on a scar tissue
-Avoid injecting on or too close the navel/belly button. This is because the navel is tougher and makes insulin absorption less consistent
-Avoid the groin area
-The middle of your abdomen
Also, do not inject insulin too deep because your body may absorb it too quickly and they could be painful.
Don't inject insulin just anywhere. Insulin should be injected into the fat just underneath the skin rather than into muscle, which can lead to quicker insulin action and greater risk of low blood sugar. The stomach, thighs, buttocks, and upper arms are common injection sites because of their higher fat content.
Well, if you did not know all these, now you know. Right?

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29/05/2024

We recently saw a sad video going around, the video of a man of God collapsing at the alter and later passed on😭. Did you see it? Unconfirmed sources said it was cardiac arrest, other uncornfirmed sources said he also had diabetes. That video evoked painful memories in me as the founder of DMMC.

It took me back to 2013 when I lost my dad in an almost similar way. A day like Today he is was okay and talking on the phone, and the following day I get a call that he has fallen and upon reaching the hospital, he went to be with the Lord😪😪. I hope that the video could be pulled down for the sake of the family.

Why am I writing this? 🤔🤔

I want you to take charge of your condition. It is true that diabetes increases the risk of congestive heart failure, cardiac arrest and other heart related conditions. Do not be a carefree, please🙏. Unapima unapata your sugars are reading 20mmol na hushtuki😖😖infact you say you are feeling okay so no big deal. How now? The other day when we were doing free blood pressure check..we got a couple of people with high readings, but unbothered🙄🙄( zitarudi tu, pressure yangu inakuwanga juu but itarudi tu yenyewe).

-Each day, make it your goal to control your sugars..complications are something else do not let them set in..each day, learn something new that will give you better control💪💪. If this meal is not working, try another..if one treatment is not working..seek second opinion wherever you are.

-I will also urge you to take good care of your mental health. Your stress levels impact how well controlled your sugars are. To men, usiweke mambo mingi kwa kichwa. Do not let pressure and sugar to pile up..speak up, ongea!💪💪 It helps..what you cannot change, wachana nayo.

-If you think food/education is expensive, try health. Each day, jaribu kukula healthy, jaribu exercise hata k**a ni evening walking pale estate. Usiseme mimi exercise siwezani😪😪it will help you a big deal Susan.

-Usijihukumu, diabetes is not the end..do not let it rob you happiness. Live and let live. Ile meal mnaita diabetic meal is a healthy meal. Enjoy, after all, no one is getting out alive✌️✌️.
In your day to day live, do your best and let God take charge.

As I pen off, my prayer is that you start doing something..that is if you have been reluctant. Push yourself, you can do it.

From me and the DMMC team, we believe that you are stronger than diabetes. We care❤️❤️.

Kindly share this info to anyone you feel it will help.

25/05/2024

STORI YANGU

Being diagnosed with diabetes at a young age can be depressing, but Maureen has fought through. 10+ strong. Here is a story.....

Am maureen chepkemoi Joseph's,28yrs now my story is somehow sad but to this far am greatful hope my story inspires someone out there.

This is my story... even since I was born have been to hospital countless times...,almost thought hospital was my home I was depressed soo weary , broken 💔, in the year 2009 I was a form two ,my body was swollen and I was scared ,what could be happening to me? I couldn't stop crying,my mom came to school on seeing me she almost fainted ,she couldn't believe it's me,she took me to hospital , where I was hospitalized and later referred to another hospital,my condition worsen each day my blood pressure were too high for my age the doctors kept asking themselves "hii pressure yote ni ya huyu mtoto" I cried each moment I had no hope of living once more no knowing what awaited.

Later they told me am diabetic and insulin is the only solution. I feared needle so much that I told my dad ,if the is no other option I rather die anyway am already dead inside 😭 my parents stood by me each moment they took their time to encourage me and pray for me...,my parents gave me hope I saw a reason to stay alive and fight ..their faces said it all .

They were sad and it was written all over their faces.I accepted my condition used the prescribed medication stayed strong though there are challenges in this journey I made it to this far .

22/05/2024

A beautiful morning, another reminder that you need to skip the elevator and take stairs, go for an evening stroll, hydrate.

18/05/2024

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14/05/2024

Good morning family, mimi k**a admin my morning routine is done.
It involves kufanya exercise💪💪
Part of the exercise is rope skipping
Hivi ndio exercise unisaidia

-It sets my mood for the day..exercise releases hormones called endorphins that improve your mood and make you happier

-Exercises helps with energy bouts..hakuna mambo ya kusema nimechoka kila saa

-Exercise also helps in controlling your sugars

No excuse for not exercising..start small and with time it becomes easy.
Have a good day
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