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Advice column: What can I do to help myself manage my type 2 diabetes?

This week, Dr Eva Orsmond responds to a reader who was shocked to be diagnosed with the lifestyle disease at a relatively young age

‘The International Diabetes Federation guidelines emphasise that newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics should prioritise weight loss and adopt dietary and lifestyle changes as their initial approach’

Dear Expert,

I am a woman in my late 40s, from Dublin. I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The diagnosis was a huge shock and wake-up call. I always knew that I needed to eat better and exercise more, but didn’t think in a million years that I was at risk of a condition like this. I have already started taking steps to improve my diet and am out walking every night. ...