{
  "id": 17935501,
  "title": "Summer heat is diabetes' quiet accomplice — and too many of us are ignoring it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/summer-heat-is-diabetes-quiet-accomplice-and-too-many-of-us-are",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:09:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-11-03-summer-heat-is-diabetes-quiet-accomplice-and-too-many-of-us-are-ignoring-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rising summer temperatures quietly disrupt blood sugar, hydration and medication storage. As diabetes overtakes other leading health threats in South Africa, experts urge greater vigilance and healthy habits during the warmer months.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}