Kawal glukosa darah

26 September 2011 SAYA menghidap diabetes sejak lima tahun lalu. Walaupun mengambil ubat daripada doktor, namun adakalanya bacaan paras gula saya agak tinggi. Bolehkah suplemen diambil agar keadaan menjadi lebih terkawal? Jawapan: Paras glukosa yang sederhana dalam darah penting untuk mengekalkan...

Asian nutrition update

20 September 2011 Nutritionists in the region must be poised to face the challenges of a rapidly developing Asia. THE 11th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN) was held in Singapore in mid July, organised by the Singapore Nutrition and Dietetics Association. The scientific programme covered the whol...

Living with acromegaly

13 September 2011 WHEN retired dental nurse Umi Salleh (not her real name) met an old friend recently, all she got was: “Why do you look so different now?” If you’re meeting Umi for the first time, nothing about her will strike you as out of the ordinary. It is only after she shows you […]...

Big isn’t always better

13 September 2011 Acromegaly is often waved off as ‘gigantism’, but what many fail to see is the layers of pain and suffering that engulf those afflicted by it. NOBODY called him Little Robert. Sure, he was only eight, but he towered above everyone else at six feet (1.8m). By the time he turn...