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حياة دقيق · DAQIQ Living

Live well with diabetes, one small step at a time.

Free tools, short guides and a new tip every week, for people living with diabetes in Qatar and everyone who cares about them.

  • 6 interactive tools
  • 11 short guides
  • 1 new tip every week

Tip of the week

Walk for ten minutes after your main meal

A short walk after eating helps your muscles use glucose and can lower the rise in blood sugar. In summer, walk indoors or after sunset.

Come back next week for a new one.

Tools

Quick, interactive and made for life in Qatar.

A Day in Doha A game: guide your character through a day in Qatar and keep their blood sugar in the target range, one choice at a time. 5 min Myth or fact? Twenty common beliefs about diabetes. How many can you get right? 3 min The Qatar plate Build your breakfast, lunch and dinner from local dishes, and see calories, carbohydrates and the balance of your plate. 4 min AI advice check Got health advice from a chatbot or a WhatsApp group? Check it in five questions. 1 min Clinic question builder Pick the questions that matter to you and take them to your next visit. 2 min Low blood sugar card Make a printable wallet card that tells others how to help you. 2 min

Learning paths

Short, step-by-step routes. Your progress is saved on this device.

Guides

Each takes a few minutes to read.

Basics4 min read Understanding type 2 diabetes What type 2 diabetes is, why it matters and the numbers to know. Draft✓ ReadSaved Food and activity5 min read Eating well and moving more A simple plate, smarter drinks and activity that fits life in Qatar. Draft✓ ReadSaved Ramadan5 min read Fasting in Ramadan with diabetes How to prepare, when to break the fast and what to eat at suhoor and iftar. Draft✓ ReadSaved Safety3 min read Low blood sugar: signs and what to do Recognise low blood sugar quickly and treat it with the rule of 15. Draft✓ ReadSaved Check-ups4 min read Looking after your eyes, feet and kidneys The yearly checks that protect you, and daily foot care. Draft✓ ReadSaved Wellbeing4 min read When diabetes feels heavy Diabetes distress is common. What it is and what helps. Draft✓ ReadSaved Digital health3 min read Using AI chatbots and online health advice safely What AI and online sources are good for, and when to stop and check. Draft✓ ReadSaved Basics3 min read Making the most of your clinic visit Simple steps before, during and after an appointment. Draft✓ ReadSaved Family and carers4 min read Caring for someone with diabetes How to help without taking over, and how to look after yourself. Draft✓ ReadSaved Seasonal3 min read Summer heat and travel Protect your blood sugar, insulin and feet in the heat and on the move. Draft✓ ReadSaved For professionals4 min read For clinicians: talking with patients about digital and AI advice A short, practical approach to the advice patients bring from the internet and AI. Draft✓ ReadSaved

Never miss a tip

A new tip every week, seasonal guides for Ramadan and summer, and new tools as we build them.

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How we make DAQIQ Living

Every guide and tool is written by the DAQIQ research team at Hamad Bin Khalifa University and checked by practising clinicians before it is marked as reviewed. Each shows who reviewed it and when. Clinicians who would like to review or contribute can get in touch.

Your privacy

What you save, your progress and anything you type into a tool stay on your own device. We do not collect it. We count page visits with privacy-friendly analytics, without cookies.

DAQIQ Living gives general information, not medical advice. Always follow the plan agreed with your own care team. In an emergency call 999.

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