FOR THE PATIENT
Reliable expert information for you,
the diabetic patient!
The SAJDVD's main focus is providing new and relevant information for doctors, nurses and allied professionals involved in caring for the diabetes patient.
But as we are part of the larger Diabetes team, we would like to reach out to all patients with relevant information. So here it is! Talk to us about improving this website and helping to meet your needs.
Please remember that this information should not replace the advice of your health care professional in the clinic, doctor's rooms or hospitals.
The SAJDVD's main focus is providing new and relevant information for doctors, nurses and allied professionals involved in caring for the diabetes patient.
But as we are part of the larger Diabetes team, we would like to reach out to all patients with relevant information. So here it is! Talk to us about improving this website and helping to meet your needs.
Please remember that this information should not replace the advice of your health care professional in the clinic, doctor's rooms or hospitals.
Medicines
- You and your thyroid supplement
- Starting on your combination blood pressure-lowering medication: Tarka
- Starting on your ace inhibitor: Mavik (Trandolapril)
- Starting on your medication for peripheral pain: Pregabalin
- Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) in type 1 Diabetes
- Starting on Warfarin
- Taking aspirin for the prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Starting on a statin to prevent heart and vascular disease and stroke
- Aspirin in primary prevention of vascular events
- Taking control of your cholesterol levels
- Improving warfarin control: can we achieve 70% time in therapeutic range in SA?
Nutrition
Please remember that this information should not replace the advice of your health care professional in the clinic, doctor's rooms or hospitals.
Exercise / Lifestyle
- Living with diabetes in the family
- Diabetes and exercise
- Exercise as treatment for Diabetes: a practical guide to exercising
- Laser treatment for DIABETIC Retinopathy
- No child should die from diabetes
- Foot care for people with diabetes
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
- 15-minute daily exercise significantly improves health
