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A health charity is encouraging the 4,000 people living with diabetes in Merthyr Tydfil to be mindful of their condition in the run up to Christmas.
Diabetes UK recognises that following a healthy lifestyle over the festive period can be a struggle.
But the charity wants to spread the word that having the condition shouldn’t mean missing out on traditional festive foods, emphasising that people with diabetes can enjoy the occasional high fat or high sugar food like mince pies or Christmas pudding as part of a healthy diet.
It comes as a Diabetes UK roadshow in Merthyr Tydfil last month revealed that more than half of the people who attended were found to be at risk of developing the disease.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/4000-people-living-merthyr-tydfil-8254467
Diabetes UK recognises that following a healthy lifestyle over the festive period can be a struggle.
But the charity wants to spread the word that having the condition shouldn’t mean missing out on traditional festive foods, emphasising that people with diabetes can enjoy the occasional high fat or high sugar food like mince pies or Christmas pudding as part of a healthy diet.
It comes as a Diabetes UK roadshow in Merthyr Tydfil last month revealed that more than half of the people who attended were found to be at risk of developing the disease.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/4000-people-living-merthyr-tydfil-8254467