Diabetes – HEALTHxPO

Living With Diabetes Is Hard Enough.

Knowing How to Treat it & What to Eat Every Day Shouldn’t Be.

You were probably told these same things after your diagnosis:

“Reduce sugar.”
“Watch your food.”
“Take your medication.”
“Exercise.”

But nobody gave you a simple, practical system for answering the questions you face every single day as someone trying to treat diabetes :

What exactly should I eat?

How much should I eat?

Which Ghanaian foods can I still enjoy without spiking my sugar level?

What should I do when I’m attending a party or eating with family?

How can I make healthier choices without spending my savings on diabetes?

These and many more are the questions we will proffer solution to in a minute.

But before then, let’s debunk some myths about diabetes.

What Causes Diabetes?

A lot of people believe diabetes is simply hereditary.

But take a closer look at your family history, there’s a possibility that you may be the only person in your family, or perhaps just one other person, living with it.

If it is hereditary, why are you the only one in the whole family that has it?

What Does Science Say?

According to science, when the pancreas does not produce insulin properly

when your body does not utilizes the insulin produced, sugar from the foods you eat will pile up in your bloodstream and cause your sugar level to rise.

science did not say heredity, rather your pancreas not producing enough insulin or your body not making use of the insulin (metabolism) properly.

Another important and logical question you should ask is why didn’t you have diabetes when you were a kid, if it was truly hereditary?

why is it showing up when you are grown?

Diabetes Drugs

I hate to be a bearer of bad news, but they won’t save you.

Yes, they won’t save you when complications finally starts kicking in.

Don’t get me wrong, these treatments can be helpful for bringing blood sugar levels down when they rise.

But simply lowering the number doesn’t necessarily address the pancreas issue contributing to the problem.

Think of it like having malaria: Panadol may help reduce the fever and make you feel better temporarily, but it doesn’t eliminate the malaria parasite itself.

If the underlying infection isn’t properly treated, the symptoms will return.

In your case, your blood sugar will spike again and might bring along complications like hypertension, kidney issues, stroke, blindness and much more.

I could go on and on, but you don’t need another lecture on diabetes

You need something you can actually use in your everyday life, and that is food.

As someone living with diabetes, what you eat can either kill you or save you,

Because knowing that you should “eat healthy” is one thing.

Knowing what that means when your plate contains:

Banku.
Kenkey.
Rice.
Yam.
Plantain.
Gari.
Fufu.
Kontomire.
Soups and stews.

…is another thing entirely.

Research involving people living with diabetes in Ghana has found that dietary changes, confusion about recommendations, traditional eating habits, family influence and social occasions can make diabetes treatment extremely difficult.

And for many people, the cost of treatment makes the problem even harder.

From cost of food, cost of monthly medications, cost of glucose-monitoring supplies, clinical care and transportation. they pile up really fast.

What if all that could change in 2 simple steps?

That’s why we created the Pure Cleanse + Ghana Diabetes Wellness Guide — a practical 2-step protocol designed to help you treat and make better everyday decisions around diabetes and your everyday favourite food.