Understanding diabetes
Types of diabetes, common monitoring terms, follow-up and why targets are individual.
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Learning hub
Start with the question you actually have.
This page organises our long-form guides and gives you a practical list of questions you can take into a healthcare conversation.
Building everyday meals
Carbohydrate context, fibre, vegetables, protein, portion awareness and practical planning.
Open guideMovement, sleep & stress
How routines interact with diabetes self-management and when extra caution may be needed.
Open guideAppointment prep
Questions worth writing down.
A short written list can make a medical visit more useful. Choose the questions that match your situation rather than trying to cover everything.
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What are my current glucose or HbA1c targets?
Targets may differ with age, pregnancy, medicines, comorbidities and risk of hypoglycaemia.
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How should I monitor?
Ask what to measure, how often, what pattern matters and what numbers should prompt a call.
- 03
What should I know about my medicines?
Ask about timing, missed doses, side effects, low-glucose risk and what to do during illness.
- 04
Which routine checks are due?
Eye, kidney, foot, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk review may be relevant depending on your diagnosis and care plan.
- 05
What activity is safe for me?
This matters if you have foot problems, cardiovascular disease, frequent low glucose, pregnancy or other complications.
Source policy
Where our health information starts.
Creative Dynamics prefers public-health authorities and established clinical guidance over anonymous social posts, testimonials or product marketing.
Two core references used in preparing this edition are the Kenya Ministry of Health publication Protocols for Management of Selected Non-Communicable Diseases at Primary Care Setting and the World Health Organization’s diabetes information.
Clinical guidance changes. The publication date or update date of a source matters, and a healthcare professional should interpret guidance in the context of an individual person.
Official references
Public sources you can check directly.
- Kenya Ministry of Health — Protocols for Management of Selected Non-Communicable Diseases at Primary Care Setting. Includes sections on diabetes screening, diagnosis, type 2 diabetes management, physical activity and acute complications.
- World Health Organization — Diabetes questions and answers. Covers long-term care, prevention of type 2 diabetes and support for self-management.
- Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya. Relevant to how this website handles contact-form personal data.
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