Risiko penghidap diabetes mati awal

19 July 2011 KENCING manis atau diabetes dipercayai meningkatkan risiko kematian yang dikaitkan dengan saluran darah seperti kanser payu dara dan radang paru-paru. Kes yang pernah dirujuk kepada sebuah pusat kesihatan di New York membuktikan penghidap diabetes yang berusia 50 tahun meninggal duni...

Health: Sweet kids, fat kids

1 June 2011 Finding it hard to keep your children at a healthy weight? A consultant dietitian gives JENNIFER JACOBS some practical tips KIDS are getting fatter and increasingly unhealthy. According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey done in 2006, 5.4 per cent of our children were overwei...

Foot at risk

1 June 2011 Are limb amputations due to diabetes preventable? DIABETES mellitus is a major global health problem and has reached epidemic proportions in many developed and developing countries. This is contributed by the global changes of population growth, longevity, urbanisation, mechanisation,...

Combination Therapy for Diabetes

1 June 2011 Many people with type 2 diabetes can manage blood sugar levels effectively on oral diabetes medications and lifestyle changes alone. Others will need to combine oral diabetes medications with injectable diabetes drugs in order to bring their blood glucose levels into a healthy range. ...

‘Dirty’ skin a red flag

24 May 2011 EXCESSIVE thirst and urination are typical signs of diabetes in children, said University Malaya Medical Centre senior consultant paediatrician and paediatric endocrinologist Prof Dr Fatimah Harun. “Babies and toddlers might urinate more frequently and parents may find themselves chan...

A nation of fat and small kids

24 May 2011 ONE out of four children in the country is either overweight or obese. One out of three teenagers is overweight, while one out of six is obese. It’s no wonder Malaysia has earned a spot in the “World Map of Obesity”. Childhood obesity levels in Malaysia are higher than in most Asian [...

The seven golden rules

12 April 2011 TO protect our kidneys, the World Kidney Day website (www.worldkidneyday.org) lists seven golden rules to live by: 1. Keep fit and active Keeping fit and active will reduce the likelihood of developing risk factors for kidney disease, like high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and...

Bantu kawal berat badan

11 May 2011 Soalan: Ibu mengalami masalah berat badan sejak dulu. Kini saya berusia awal 30-an juga mengalami masalah yang sama. Malah keturunan sebelah ibu saya banyak mengalami masalah jantung ataupun diabetes. Saya ingin mencegah agar masalah kesihatan ini tidak mendatangi saya. Adakah pandua...

Pilih diet rendah protein

11 May 2011 ADAKAH anda tahu risiko kardiovaskular boleh bermula walaupun fungsi buah pinggang mengalami sedikit kerosakan? Dan adakah anda sedar penyakit kardiovaskular menyumbang lebih daripada 50 peratus kematian di kalangan penghidap penyakit buah pinggang kronik? Mereka yang menghidap kegaga...