Hopping To Hope

09/08/2025

Did you know over 4 million South Africans live with diabetes?

It’s the leading cause of death for women and a top killer of men. Left untreated, diabetes can cause heart disease, kidney failure, and even blindness.

🚨 Common symptoms include:

Extreme thirst & hunger
Frequent urination
Blurry vision
Dry mouth & itchy skin

These signs alone don’t confirm diabetes, but it’s crucial to get tested early to prevent complications.

09/08/2025

Diabetes Awareness: Silent but Deadly⚠️

Why is diabetes more dangerous than you think?
most people live with undiagnosed diabetes for years, damaging organs slowly without symptoms.

Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to:

Kidney failure
Blindness
Amputation
Heart attacks
Stroke

More people are diagnosed with diabetes every year than with HIV, and type 2 diabetes is linked to lifestyle factors like poor diet, stress, obesity, and lack of exercise. There’s no cure (just like HIV), but it can be prevented or controlled with lifestyle changes and early diagnosis. Diabetes affects children, adults, and the elderly; everyone is at risk.

Know the signs (don’t ignore these!)

Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Fatigue
Slow wound healing
Blurry vision
Weight changes
Tingling in feet or hands

What you can do:

✔️Check your blood sugar regularly
✔️Maintain a healthy weight
✔️Eat balanced, low-sugar meals
✔️Exercise regularly
✔️Reduce stress
✔️Go for routine health check-ups

HIV has received strong global awareness campaigns — now it's time for diabetes to get the same attention. It’s not just a “sugar” problem; it’s a killer disease if ignored.

09/08/2025

SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES

1. Frequent urination
2. Feeling thirsty frequently
3. Being tired
4. Rapid weight loss
5. Blurred vision
6. Feeling more hungry
7. Slow healing of wounds or injuries
8. Tingling or numbness in hands and feet
9. Skin infection or itching

09/08/2025

In a groundbreaking 19-hour operation, surgeons removed a spinal tumor through the eye socket of 19-year-old Karla Flores—marking the first time in medical history that this route has been used for spinal surgery. The tumor was located at the craniocervical junction, the critical area where the brain meets the spinal cord. Traditional surgery would have been too dangerous—so neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamed A. M. Labib pioneered an entirely new path, calling it a "third nostril."

To access the tumor, the surgical team temporarily removed parts of her cheekbone and eye socket, gently repositioned her eyeball, and drilled through her facial bones—reaching the tumor without any external scarring. After successful removal, they rebuilt her face using titanium and bone from her hip. Karla is now cancer-free and recovering well. This surgery isn’t just a milestone—it could change the way deep brain and spine tumors are approached forever.

History changing surgery: https://engineerine.com/tumor-removed-through-eye-socket/

In a world-first 19-hour operation, surgeons removed a dangerous spinal tumor through the eye socket of 19-year-old Karla Flores—avoiding traditional high-risk surgery. By temporarily removing parts of her cheekbone and eye socket, they accessed the tumor without leaving a scar, rebuilt her face w...

26/07/2025

Will post tomorrow on foot ulcers or rather diabetic ulcers as to what causes them

17/04/2025

Everyday more than 10 people get amputated in South Africa due to Diabetes and everyday a single person is wrongly amputated in South Africa

08/04/2025

Diabetes can be treated and managed but cannot be cure

05/03/2025

Hopping To Hope started year 2017 when my mom who has been living with Diabetes for over 20 years started having difficulties managing the chronic Illness and they couldn't either balance High blood pressure nor Diabetes, I grew curiosity of mastering this body disorder by conducting research as to have basic understanding and the the depth of this Chronic illness as to how can the health institute prevent/avoid amputation by first preventing and treating diabetes sores or wounds
The journey with my mom to different hospitals receiving different doctors opinions made me grow more passion in the health sector I then volunteered in the public health sector from 2019 till date to assist and learn more of the needs of diabetic people as well as their health needs while attaining necessary information for the database, research and stats purpose.
The journey hasn't been easy running the organisation in the year 2023 I finally registered my business under CIPC officially and have been striving ever since.