Many people with type 2 diabetes are risking their lives because they don’t know enough about managing the condition. That’s according to a survey of 1,200 diabetics in Portugal, whose answers were analysed by a team of scientists doctors in research published by the journal Frontiers in Public Health on March 8. While around 70% of those surveyed could correctly answer “food-related questions” and 3 out of 4 said they knew how to test blood sugar levels, only 1 in 8 could give the right answer when asked “which food item should not be used to treat low blood sugar levels?” “The lowest percent…