How I Have Survived Diabetes For 40 Years – Obasanjo

How I Have Survived Diabetes For 40 Years – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he has lived with diabetes for 40 years and that, while it is not curable, it can be managed.

He made the revelation on Sunday, November 13, while speaking to a crowd at a novelty match between the Abeokuta All-Stars football club and the ex-Super Eagles.

The match was organized by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation as part of activities commemorating World Diabetes Day this year.

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“I was diagnosed with diabetes 40 years ago, and I am still fit and active. But there were people who were diagnosed, and within five years, they died. The difference is education, lack of education, or carelessness, not managing the disease.

“So, the theme for me is ‘Education for Management.’ You can live up to any age, and in any case, none of us is 100 percent well. We are all carrying one illness or another.

“Knowing what you should do and what you should not do; knowing what you should eat and what you should not eat, and doing everything in moderation matter.

“As a diabetic person, you must not take sugar. Any carbohydrate, you take it moderately, once you know that and you go by it, you are fine.”

According to Obasanjo, if a patient strictly follows the “dos and don’ts” of diabetes, he or she can live for up to 100 years.

“The problem of diabetes is a problem of knowledge and education: knowledge to know that it is not a curable disease, but a manageable disease,” he maintained.

The novelty match ended two goals to one in favour of the All-Stars Football club of Abeokuta.

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