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Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has spoken up about his battle with diabetes.
Obasanjo said he had had diabetes for 40 years and said that although it cannot be cured, it can be managed.
The 85-year-old politician said this recently when addressing a crowd at a novelty football game between the Abeokuta All-Stars football team and the former Super Eagles.
The match was organized by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation as a part of celebrations for World Diabetes Day this year.
The grandfather spoke at the occasion
“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, a patient can live up to 100 years if he or she adheres strictly to the “dos and don’ts” of diabetes. He maintained:
“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.”
The novelty match ended two goals to one in favour of the All-Stars Football club of Abeokuta.
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