Welcome to Cardiocare’s World Diabetes Day 2023 campaign! This year, our focus is on “Access to Diabetes Care.” We want to make sure you have all the information you need about diabetes, especially because it’s a chronic disease.
Diabetes is a long-lasting health condition, like a friend that stays with you for life. It’s not like a short-term illness that you can take medicine for once and then forget about. Instead, it’s something you’ll need to manage every day.
Imagine it like this: Your body has a special job of keeping the amount of sugar in your blood just right, like a chef who balances the ingredients in a recipe. In diabetes, this balance is a little off. Your body might not have enough of the special helper (insulin) or your cells might not use it well. So, the sugar in your blood can get too high.
Needing to Pee Often
Pay attention to changes in frequency, color, or consistency of urine. t's like your body's way of saying, "I have too much sugar, let's get rid of some."
Feeling Extra Thirsty or Hungry:
Your body might be trying to tell you it needs help.
Fatigue and Weakness:
Think of it as a signal to check how your body's doing.
Blurry Vision
Sometimes, your eyes can tell you when things aren't right.
Imagine if you had a garden, and you needed to water the plants regularly to keep them healthy. If you gave them water just once and then forgot, they’d start to wither.
Diabetes is a bit like that. You can’t just take medicine once, and everything will be fine forever. You need to watch your blood sugar levels, eat the right foods, and sometimes take medicine as prescribed, just like watering your plants regularly.
To help create awareness and also you take care of your diabetes, Cardiocare is offering a Free Diabetes Health Check during the week of World Diabetes Day.
Think of it like getting your garden tools ready for regular care. We’ll check your blood sugar, blood pressure, and talk to our diabetes experts about how to keep your diabetes well-managed.
- CardioCare Hospital - 5 Giza Close, Area 11, Abuja
Diabtes day media rounds & interviews
Join our Media Rounds as we receive and answer Questions on diabetes and living healthy from our listeners and participants.
Instagram Live
Join our Instagram Live with Dr. Awofisoye, Consultant Endocrinologist, Cardiocare Multispecialty Hospital.
Radio show
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