INTERVIEW –A HEALTH CHECK IN ON DIABETES
 NOVEMBER IS DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH INCLUDES WORLD
DIABETES DAY ON NOVEMBER 14. DIABETES IS A CHRONIC CONDITION THAT
AFFECTS HOW THE BODY TURNS FOOD INTO ENERGY.
 ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA DIABETES RESEARCH CENTRE , IN
SOUTH AFRICA THERE HAS BEEN A NOTABLE RISE IN THE PREVALENCE OF
TYPE 2 DIABETES IN RECENT YEARS, DUE TO CHANGING DIETS. PEOPLE ARE
CONSUMING MORE PROCESSED FOODS, SUGARY DRINKS AND HIGH-
CALORIE MEALS. OTHER FACTORS ARE THE LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND
HIGH LEVELS OF OBESITY.
 TYPE 2 DIABETES IS THE MOST COMMON FORM, MAKING UP 90% OF CASES.
APPROXIMATELY ONE IN NINE SOUTH AFRICAN ADULTS HAVE DIABETES,
TOTALLING AROUND 4.2 MILLION INDIVIDUALS.
 WE ARE JOINED BY RIA CATSICASTO WHO IS REGISTERED DIETICIAN AND
SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR DIETETICS IN SOUTH AFRICA
(ADASA) TO HELP US HAVE THIS DISCUSSION….