19/11/2025
Good day, family 🍀
As we continue with our talk:
• Gestational Diabetes This type develops during pregnancy due to pregnancy-related hormones that cause insulin resistance. It usually goes away after the baby is born, but it increases the mother's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
• Prediabetes A condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. It is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.
Management and Treatment
While there is no cure for most types of diabetes, the condition is manageable to prevent complications. Management typically involves:
• Blood Sugar Monitoring Regularly checking blood glucose levels to ensure they stay within a target range.
This means that as individuals we need to check our sugar levels regularly, when we visit our clinics and doctors we do a check.
We also need to evaluate our sugar intake, the quantity of sugar intake. In our tea, cool drink, food, etc
• Healthy Diet Eating a balanced diet and managing carbohydrate intake is crucial, often with the help of a registered dietitian.
Our local clinics have dieticians if you struggle with your diet.
The most important thing is how we prepare our food, whether we fry, boil, bake or stem our food. That will determine how it affects our diet (method of preparation) .
Let's go back to having food gardens, the cost of living is rising daily, food gardens will and can assist with the vegetables and fruits we need.
• Regular Exercise Physical activity helps lower blood sugar levels and increases insulin sensitivity.
Regular exercise is vital for both physical and mental health, as it helps manage weight, reduces the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and improves mood and sleep.
It strengthens bones and muscles, boosts energy levels, and can even help you live longer.
Physical health benefits
Weight management: Exercise helps control weight and reduces the risk of becoming overweight.
Chronic disease prevention: Regular physical activity lowers the risk of major illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.
Stronger bones and muscles: Exercise builds and strengthens muscles and bones, which improves balance, reduces the risk of falls, and can help prevent osteoporosis.
Cardiovascular health: It strengthens the heart and lungs, lowers blood pressure, and improves cholesterol levels.
Better sleep: Physical activity can lead to improved sleep quality.
• Medication This may include oral medications for type 2 diabetes or insulin therapy for type 1, and sometimes type 2 and gestational diabetes.
• Regular Check-ups Seeing a healthcare team (including an eye doctor and foot specialist) for monitoring and support to prevent complications.
A healthy lifestyle is very important!
