About 60 000 South Africans die in a year from diseases that are not caused by tuberculosis or HIV before they turn 70, and about a fifth of these are from diabetes

Benefits, ingredients and side effects

The pens are running out in public hospitals because of Novo Nordisk’s decision to stop supplying it to the health department

Having diabetes is bad enough but heat waves, floods, air pollution and infectious illnesses make dealing with it harder and increase rates

Insulin resistance is caused by the body adjusting to the presence of too much insulin over extended periods and is one of the causes of obesity.

The three tactics type 2 diabetes sufferers should incorporate into their lives in order to effectively manage disease.