{"id":137572,"date":"2026-06-25T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/?p=137572"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:31:39","slug":"the-silent-illness-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"O Sil\u00eancio Que Adoece: Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

O que \u00e9 a diabetes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A diabetes \u00e9 uma doen\u00e7a cr\u00f3nica do metabolismo em que o corpo falha na regula\u00e7\u00e3o da glicose no sangue. Existem tr\u00eas tipos principais:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

O que os n\u00fameros dizem<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u00a0Diabetes Tipo 1<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

(autoimune, afecta sobretudo crian\u00e7as e jovens e requer insulina permanente)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Diabetes Tipo 2<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

(a mais comum, fortemente ligada ao estilo de vida e, em grande parte, preven\u00edvel)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

(surge durante a gravidez)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Existe ainda a pr\u00e9-diabetes<\/strong>, um estado de alerta que representa uma importante janela de oportunidade para preven\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"131068\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Os n\u00fameros<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Cerca de 537 milh\u00f5es de adultos<\/strong> vivem com diabetes em todo o mundo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u00c1frica \u00e9 o continente com a taxa de crescimento mais r\u00e1pida da doen\u00e7a. Em Mo\u00e7ambique, tal como no resto da regi\u00e3o, a maioria dos casos de Diabetes Tipo 2 permanece sem diagn\u00f3stico, o que significa que os danos podem avan\u00e7ar silenciosamente sem que a pessoa se aperceba.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Os sinais<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sede persistente, necessidade frequente de urinar, fadiga inexplic\u00e1vel, vis\u00e3o turva, feridas que demoram a cicatrizar e formigueiro nas extremidades.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

S\u00e3o sintomas frequentemente atribu\u00eddos ao cansa\u00e7o ou ao envelhecimento, permitindo que a doen\u00e7a avance sem interven\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Preven\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A Diabetes Tipo 2 \u00e9, em grande medida, preven\u00edvel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"40404\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Factores protectores:<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

- Alimenta\u00e7\u00e3o rica em fibra
- Actividade f\u00edsica regular
- Sono adequado
- Gest\u00e3o eficaz do stresse<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Factores de risco:<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

- Bebidas a\u00e7ucaradas
- Alimentos ultra-processados
- Sedentarismo
- Priva\u00e7\u00e3o de sono<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Tratamento<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A Diabetes Tipo 1 exige tratamento permanente com insulina, apoiado por tecnologias cada vez mais avan\u00e7adas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A Diabetes Tipo 2 come\u00e7a, normalmente, com altera\u00e7\u00f5es no estilo de vida e, quando necess\u00e1rio, medica\u00e7\u00e3o oral ou insulina.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Qualquer tipo de diabetes exige:<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

- Acompanhamento m\u00e9dico regular
- Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o oftalmol\u00f3gica anual
- Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o da fun\u00e7\u00e3o renal
- Cuidados regulares com os p\u00e9s
- Apoio psicol\u00f3gico<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"2150775208\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

O custo financeiro<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A diabetes implica custos mensais e cumulativos, incluindo consultas, an\u00e1lises, medica\u00e7\u00e3o e acompanhamento especializado.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sem cobertura adequada, muitas pessoas v\u00eaem-se obrigadas a escolher entre pagar pelos cuidados de sa\u00fade e comprometer a estabilidade financeira da fam\u00edlia, ou adiar o tratamento e permitir a progress\u00e3o da doen\u00e7a.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Um plano de sa\u00fade n\u00e3o \u00e9 um luxo.
\u00c9 acesso aos cuidados de que precisa.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

O papel da Mediplus<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

A Mediplus cobre consultas de especialidade, an\u00e1lises, internamento e urg\u00eancias em todo o pa\u00eds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Para as empresas, os planos de sa\u00fade corporativos ajudam a reduzir o absentismo, o presentismo e a rotatividade associados \u00e0 diabetes mal controlada nas equipas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"magnific__talk__39071\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Chamada \u00e0 ac\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

N\u00e3o tem diabetes, mas possui factores de risco? Fa\u00e7a an\u00e1lises agora.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Tem pr\u00e9-diabetes? Actue enquanto a janela de oportunidade ainda existe.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Tem diabetes? Garanta acesso aos cuidados de sa\u00fade de que necessita.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u00c9 respons\u00e1vel por uma equipa? Um plano de sa\u00fade corporativo \u00e9 uma decis\u00e3o estrat\u00e9gica, n\u00e3o apenas administrativa.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose levels properly. There are three main types: What the numbers tell us \u00a0Type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune condition that primarily affects children and young adults and requires lifelong insulin therapy) Type 2 diabetes (the most common […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":337,"featured_media":137575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[199,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Silent Illness: Diabetes - Mediplus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Silent Illness: Diabetes - Mediplus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose levels properly. There are three main types: What the numbers tell us \u00a0Type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune condition that primarily affects children and young adults and requires lifelong insulin therapy) Type 2 diabetes (the most common […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mediplus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-25T10:00:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-25T10:31:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/magnific__talk__21559-1024x706.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Natasza Venables\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Natasza Venables\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tempo estimado de leitura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Natasza Venables\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b89b81e89dcb9c2e7149e65fb56c4913\"},\"headline\":\"The Silent Illness: Diabetes\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-25T10:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-25T10:31:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":412,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/magnific__talk__21559.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Health\",\"Lifestyle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Silent Illness: Diabetes - Mediplus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/magnific__talk__21559.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-25T10:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-25T10:31:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/magnific__talk__21559.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/magnific__talk__21559.png\",\"width\":2320,\"height\":1600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/blog\\\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Silent Illness: Diabetes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mediplus\",\"description\":\"Medical insurance for Mozambique\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mediplus\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/mediplus_logo-black.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/mediplus_logo-black.svg\",\"width\":1,\"height\":1,\"caption\":\"Mediplus\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b89b81e89dcb9c2e7149e65fb56c4913\",\"name\":\"Natasza Venables\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c49b1431d999e0d3ba509f6375077301fcae2842349d9006b02300fcb6cc88ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c49b1431d999e0d3ba509f6375077301fcae2842349d9006b02300fcb6cc88ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c49b1431d999e0d3ba509f6375077301fcae2842349d9006b02300fcb6cc88ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Natasza Venables\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mediplusmz.com\\\/pt\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/natasza\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Silent Illness: Diabetes - Mediplus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/","og_locale":"pt_PT","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Silent Illness: Diabetes - Mediplus","og_description":"What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose levels properly. There are three main types: What the numbers tell us \u00a0Type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune condition that primarily affects children and young adults and requires lifelong insulin therapy) Type 2 diabetes (the most common […]","og_url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/","og_site_name":"Mediplus","article_published_time":"2026-06-25T10:00:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-25T10:31:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":706,"url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/magnific__talk__21559-1024x706.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Natasza Venables","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"Natasza Venables","Tempo estimado de leitura":"3 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/"},"author":{"name":"Natasza Venables","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b89b81e89dcb9c2e7149e65fb56c4913"},"headline":"The Silent Illness: Diabetes","datePublished":"2026-06-25T10:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-25T10:31:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/"},"wordCount":412,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/magnific__talk__21559.png","articleSection":["Health","Lifestyle"],"inLanguage":"pt-PT"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/","url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/","name":"The Silent Illness: Diabetes - Mediplus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/magnific__talk__21559.png","datePublished":"2026-06-25T10:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-25T10:31:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"pt-PT","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pt-PT","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/magnific__talk__21559.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/magnific__talk__21559.png","width":2320,"height":1600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/blog\/the-silent-illness-diabetes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Silent Illness: Diabetes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/","name":"por a Mediplus","description":"Seguro m\u00e9dico para Mo\u00e7ambique","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"pt-PT"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#organization","name":"por a Mediplus","url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pt-PT","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mediplus_logo-black.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mediplus_logo-black.svg","width":1,"height":1,"caption":"Mediplus"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b89b81e89dcb9c2e7149e65fb56c4913","name":"Natasza Venables","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pt-PT","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c49b1431d999e0d3ba509f6375077301fcae2842349d9006b02300fcb6cc88ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c49b1431d999e0d3ba509f6375077301fcae2842349d9006b02300fcb6cc88ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c49b1431d999e0d3ba509f6375077301fcae2842349d9006b02300fcb6cc88ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Natasza Venables"},"url":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/blog\/author\/natasza\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/337"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137572"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137625,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137572\/revisions\/137625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediplusmz.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}