Two things are usually true at once
You need clear numbers and a practical food plan — and you may also need a doctor. We handle the nutrition lane and refer when medical care is required.
You have been told your blood sugar is high. Now what?
Almost nine in ten Rwandan adults have never had their blood sugar measured — so for most people this news arrives suddenly, with no explanation of what to do next.
88.7%
of Rwandan adults have never had their blood sugar measured
Source: Rwanda STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor Survey, 2021-22.
What we would actually do
01
Measure and explain
Fasting context, what the reading means, and what to watch next.
02
Food you already know
Including staples like ubugali — adjusted, not banned by default.
03
Structured follow-up
Twelve weeks when advice alone will not move the needle.
What we do, for both Type 1 and Type 2
The nutrition side of diabetes is not one leaflet. It is carbohydrate quantity and timing, what to eat around your medication, what to do on a sick day, and what to eat at a wedding without giving up.
Carbohydrate portioning built around ubugali, rice, potatoes and bananas — the food actually on your table
Meal timing around your medication, agreed with your prescriber where relevant
What to do when you are ill, fasting, travelling or at a celebration
Recognising and treating a low, written down for you and for your family
Glucose tracked in Vitaway Plus so patterns show up instead of single scary numbers
Questions people ask
Yes. Carbohydrate counting, timing around insulin, sick-day rules and exercise planning are core nutrition work. We work alongside your diabetes team, never in place of them.
Most people find out too late.
Stay in touch
- Contact: +250 795 767 405
- Email: info@vitaway.org
- Location: CPR-Unit House, 1 Floor, KK21 Ave Niboye, Kicukiro, Kigali
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