How I manage my blood sugar using diet and medicine -An 87-year-old man who has battled diabetes for nearly 50 years.
Diabetes, according to the World Health Organisation, is a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated levels of blood sugar which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. For many people, it is a tough disease to manage. However, to Mr. Emmanuel Adeyinka, an octogenarian who has lived with diabetes for almost 50 years, managing the condition by consistently controlling blood sugar, is not only possible but easy. LARA ADEJORO reports:
Diabetes, according to the World Health Organisation, is a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated levels of blood sugar which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. For many people, it is a tough disease to manage. However, to Mr. Emmanuel Adeyinka, an octogenarian who has lived with diabetes for almost 50 years, managing the
condition by consistently controlling blood sugar, is not only possible but easy. LARA ADEJORO reports:
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