New guidelines for managing diabetes

Posted on February 15, 2016July 1, 2019 by MEMS

15 February 2016 Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic, a lifelong disease for which there is not yet a cure. It is a curse of the modern world as our lives become more comfortable and our waistlines expand each day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes is a chronic disease that ...

GI way to managing diabetes

Posted on August 25, 2014July 1, 2019 by MEMS

25 August 2014 By Meena Sreenivasan An endocrinologist tells Meena Sreenivasan how to manage low blood sugar through balanced carbohydrate consumption IF you have diabetes, the glycaemic index (GI) is one tool to note when determining your diet. People with diabetes commonly use the GI as a gui...

Know your vital statistics

Posted on August 25, 2014July 1, 2019 by MEMS

25 August 2014 There are three simple measurements – weight, fat percentage, and waist-hip ratio – that every adult Malaysian should be made aware of if we want to go to the next level of improving the nation’s health. THE Health Ministry is actively trying to educate and remind Malaysians ...

Fighting diabetes

Posted on May 21, 2014July 1, 2019 by MEMS

21 May 2014 By Dr Amir Farid Isahak Reducing the incidence of diabetes, the scourge of modern living, needs to be one of healthcare’s top priorities. NOVEMBER was diabetes awareness month, with Nov 14 designated as World Diabetes Day. Many programmes were organised throughout the month to incre...

Keeping an eye on eyes

Posted on May 21, 2014May 14, 2019 by MEMS

21 May 2014 By Tan Shiow Chin The Health Ministry has introduced new clinical guidelines for the monitoring of diabetic retinopathy. DOES it surprise you to know that the most common cause of visual loss, including blindness, among working adults in Malaysia is actually preventable? And as ...

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: Medication supervision vital

Posted on February 7, 2014July 1, 2019 by MEMS

7 February 2014 THE menace of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Malaysia, such as diabetes and hypertension, is alarming and multi-disciplinary health intervention is needed. Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey conducted in 2011, showed that 20.8 per cent of our population had d...

Worrisome rise in kidney patients

Posted on February 7, 2014July 1, 2019 by MEMS

7 February 2014 REGULAR SCREENINGS IMPORTANT: Young Malaysians urged to look after their renal health to avoid the onset of kidney failure. IPOH: EACH year in Malaysia, about 5,000 new patients need haemodialysis treatment. This figure, made up largely of elderly people, could rise with the incre...

Slow and silent

Posted on October 28, 2013May 14, 2019 by MEMS

28 October 2013 Doctors are calling for more awareness of neuroendocrine tumours because of their slow growth and vague symptoms, writes Kasmiah Mustapha IT is a rare form of cancer that can grow slowly in the body and the symptoms will only present themselves years later. To make matters worse, ...

1-in-5 Malaysians are Diabetic

Posted on October 28, 2013May 14, 2019 by MEMS

28 October 2013 If you think diabetes isn’t a big deal, think again. The most recent National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS 2011) has this alarming statistic: 1-in-5 Malaysians over the age of 30 is diabetic. Dr Zanariah Hussein, a Consultant Endocrinologist at Putrajaya Hospital, warns: “In ...

GI way to managing diabetes

Posted on October 28, 2013May 14, 2019 by MEMS

28 October 2013 An endocrinologist tells Meena Sreenivasan how to manage low blood sugar through balanced carbohydrate consumption IF you have diabetes, the glycaemic index (GI) is one tool to note when determining your diet. People with diabetes commonly use the GI as a guide for selecting foods...