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Sep 9, 2020 3 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Ever wonder why people living with diabetes are at higher risk of COVID-19 complications? 

Dr Jivan from Charlotte Maxeke J.A. Hospital states: “The virus causes higher blood sugar and higher blood sugar worsens the body’s immune response.” #ActNowForDiabetes and #TakeYourMeds
Dr Zane Stevens: 
“People living with diabetes are at an increased risk of a more severe illness if they contract COVID-19 and two recent studies from the UK have reported that the risk of in-hospital death is higher when the diabetes is less well controlled" #TakeYourMeds
So basically, keep your sugar levels low, work out more often, stay as healthy as possible and monitor your blood glucose levels. #ActNowForDiabetes

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Day 3 of fighting Covid whilst living with a comorbidity. Thank you for all the support and kind words...and mountains and mountains of medical advice. 😣

I'm sticking with the meds given and recommended to me by my Dr and pharmacist. So far I'm doing well. ♥️🙏🏾
One of the drugs you're given as part of the cocktail of meds to combat this is called prednisone. It's a steroid. One side effect is that it increases your blood glucose so high you could go into a coma as a diabetic. So it's been a balancing act of insulin and eating right.
I test my blood oxygen regularly throughout the day with an oximeter, test my blood sugar about 5 times a day, spend as much time in the sun with my dogs and moving about in my garden when I can, I write and create content to keep my mind busy. Even making vids. I'll be ok. ♥️✊🏿
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A thread on the most expensive spice in the world.

At between R14 000 to R140 000 per kg, Saffron is spice gold. #LesFoodFacts
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It is time consuming and back-breaking work. #LesFoodFacts
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Check out the Dirty Money episode ON Netflix that details Malaysian corruption under it's previous Prime Minister. He had his son being the front of most of the Billion dollar scams. Most of the money was taken from government agencies and departments 👀
He fired Ministers and did cabinet reshuffles when too many questions were asked. 👀👀
He still gave small rallies, had supporters who say it's all a conspiracy, others were telling him things were better under him and there was a corruption trial after he left office. 😂

He got sentenced to 12yrs last year.
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Fascinating to see how old tech toaster ovens and convection ovens have been reimagined and changed to "airfryers" and given sleek designs.
Must be one of the greatest marketing transitions ever.

The tech hasn't changed, its decades old, its just how it's presented now.
My mom was big on the Weigh-Less programme in the 90's. She had to get all the gadgets recommended by it and one of them was a convection oven.
Remember these? They're the same tech as what people call "airfryers" these days. A convection oven. #LesFoodFacts
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Let's talk about nuts. It's #LesFoodFacts time
Ok, let's start at the most obvious question. Why are nuts so bloody expensive? You need to understand what nuts are and how they grow and how they're processed.

The price is based on processing and also on market demand. Let me explain those 2 points first #LesFoodFacts
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Origin? Queensland, Australia. Eaten by Aborigines for centuries and called "Kindal Kindal" until the colonisers landed and renamed them after one of themselves. Some dude called Macadam #LesFoodFacts
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Smart kitchen, the new range of appliances can be controlled via your phone. Your fridge has a camera inside as well, whilst you're shopping you can check what's inside it and what you need to buy.
Can get your coffee machine to start making your morning coffee whilst you're still in bed.

Get your stove and oven to teach you new recipes and get it to cook them for you. 🔥
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