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Obasanjo reveals he has been battling diabetes for 35 years
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed his longtime health condition, saying he has been battling diabetes for the past 35 years.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He made this known to the public while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Ogun State Diabetes Youth Development Camp, held in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Wednesday August 18.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">According to him, Diabetes is not a killer Disease but it can be managed. He, then, advised Nigerian youths to mind full of what they take and avoid sugary foods.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Obasanjo said, “I have been diagnosed of 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.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Since I was diagnosed of diabetes, a number of my friends have died and the reason is because they just did not manage their diabetes the way they should manage it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“It does not matter whether you are type one or type two, so far there is no cure for diabetes, maybe there will be cure before I die, but I pray that there will be cure before you die.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“You have to understand the type of food you should eat, you must completely abstain from sugar. The amount of carbohydrates that you take must be watched.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“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.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Don’t let anybody put fear in your minds, diabetes, has no cure for now, but it can be managed.”</span></p>