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General News of Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

'I've been battling diabetes for 35 years' - Obasanjo reveals

Olusegun Obasanjo Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he has been battling diabetes for the past 35 years.

He revealed this at the closing ceremony of the Ogun State Diabetes Youth Development Camp, held in Ogun state on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.

According to Obasanjo, diabetes is not a killer disease. He also advised children to abstain from consuming sugar and foods with carbohydrates.

“I have been diagnosed with diabetes for more than 35 years now and here I am, I’m still going about, I’m still jumping up and down, I’m still doing many things many people of my age cannot do.

“Since I was diagnosed with diabetes, a number of my friends have died and the reason is that they just did not manage their diabetes the way they should manage it.

“It does not matter whether you are type one or type two, so far there is no cure for diabetes, maybe there will be a cure before I die, but I pray that there will be a cure before you die.

“You have to understand the type of food you should eat, you must completely abstain from sugar. The number of carbohydrates that you take must be watched.

“Don’t miss your drugs, in your own case, your insulin injection, I take my drugs along with me everywhere I go and I always check my blood sugar level regularly.

“Don’t let anybody put fear in your minds, diabetes, has no cure for now, but it can be managed,” he said.