This page was designed to introduce the user to diabetes general knowledge
The must know about diabetes
I.1. General overview about diabetes (History, research done about diabetes so far and its prevalence in world and in Rwanda)
I.2. What is diabetes? How does it occur? What are its manifestations?
II.3. Types of diabetes and how to differentiate them
II.4. How is diabetes detected?
II.5. How are prediabetes and diabetes managed?
II.6. Twelve tips to prevent type 2 diabetes you can tell people
II.7. What are the health problems (complications) related to diabetes?
II.8. Medications used in diabetes
II.9. Diabetes and pregnancy
Frequently asked questions about diabetes
Q.1. Can diabetes be cured?
Q.2. Can traditional medicines be used to treat diabetes?
Q.3. Do people with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin for the rest of their life?
Q.4. Do I need to check my blood sugar even when i’m feeling fine?
Q.5. I have type 1 diabetes. Are my children at risk?
Myths or rumors about diabetes
MYTH 1: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes.
MYTH 2: Diabetes is contagious
MYTH 3: People with diabetes can't eat sugar, sweets or chocolate.
MYTH 4: What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Is it true that when people with type 1 diabetes grow up, their diabetes turn into type 2 diabetes.
MYTH 5: It is a failure of self-care for type 2 diabetics to be shifted from oral medications to insulin injections
