Boost for battle against Type 2 diabetes

Annemarie de Beer and Ntokozo Gambu, with Craig Hallett from Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition – clearly enjoying trying their hand at cooking.

The website aims to educate people with Type 2 diabetes on how to live well with diabetes. Included on the website are recipes, product information, FAQs, information about living with diabetes including tips on shopping for food, useful links and sharing of experiences through the My Story section.

The launch of the website sees Nutren Diabetes offering consumers a chance to win a week's experience of Living Well with Type 2 Diabetes. Entrants stand a chance of receiving a great prize that includes a personal chef who will cook meals every day for a week as well as personal training sessions for a week in order to learn exercises that help with weight loss. Included in the prize are shopping voucher and a session with a dietician who will accompany the winner on a grocery shopping trip to teach them how to read food labels properly. Consumers can enter by visiting the website, clicking on the My Story button and relating their experience with diabetes. The competition closes on the 31st of December 2008.

Visit the site http://www.nutren-diabetes.co.za for more information.