Diabetes – the biggest killer of women under the age of 60

Shock horror indeed!

The medical people have long been warning of this tsunami and everyone has just yawned and gone – not me. and carried on munching on that way too big carb full meal.

Not me. Not today.

Only to find out 10 years down the drag that actually yes me too.

Diabetes is a tsunami and it IS happening and best we sit up and take notice. There is so!! much that can be done and also there is much to be said about early diagnosis and best management.

Which brings me to medical aids. In their best interest for good management to happen and yet so slow on the uptake. Folk, medical aids need the ground swell pressure of the people to force them to do what is actually best for them – ironically.

And yes CGMS, continuous monitoring and good insulins and newer treatments and earlier interventions actually SAVE money in the long term BIG time and death and morbidity (that’s when you suffer but don’t actually die).

So, folk, women and men folk. Really so much to do, so little time. Go out and have a blood test, if is it negative don’t just accept that as up to 30% of people will have a “normal” fasting sugar but an abnormal post meal sugar – and you guessed it – you could STILL have diabetes.

Stop reading and get a proper test.

Tagged: #diabetes #dontignorethewarnings