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Joy English · Level B2 · Healthjoy-english.com

Managing diabetes

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Understand questions and advice about a long-term condition.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

diagnose
To identify an illness.
diet
The food a person usually eats.
level
An amount that can be measured.

Answer key

  1. I was diagnosed with type two diabetes last month.“Diagnosed” has three syllables and is stressed on the last one: “die-ug-NOSED”. You can write two as a digit.
  2. Many people manage it well with changes to their diet.“Manage it” links: “mana-jit”.
  3. Do I need to give up sugar completely?“Give up” means stop.
  4. Not completely, but try to eat fewer sweet foods and drinks.“Fewer” is used with things you can count.
  5. Checking your levels as advised will help you see what works.“Levels” here means the amount of sugar in your blood.

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