20 September 2022
The Galen Centre also recommends introducing co-payments of up to 30% for diabetic treatments, besides a national insurance scheme for those above age 40 specifically to fund aged care.
Tag: diabetes
19 August 2022
Getting buy-ins from stakeholders has proven to be a “challenge” with MOH’s proposed “generation end game” to smoking. Making the case to prevent diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in Malaysia won’t be any easier.
10 August 2022
In 2017, primary care & outpatient for diabetes cost RM3.1 bil, 325% higher than hospitalisations for cancer at RM728 mil and 311% higher than hospitalisations for cardiovascular disease at RM753 mil.
6 June 2022
The Selangor government’s health screening programme, Selangor Saring, not only provides iFOBT, cervical swabs, and mammograms, among others, but also covers the cost of further diagnostic tests; the SELangkah app can store one’s lifetime health record.
27 April 2022
Continue to practise diligence, especially when living with conditions like diabetes and take the necessary steps to plan your lifestyle around effective diabetes management.
6 April 2022
The For Your Sweetheart campaign provides free diabetes HbA1c screening at participating clinics nationwide.
23 March 2022
Understand how best to practise glucose monitoring, nutrition, exercise and medication before, during and after fasting.
17 January 2022
Because diabetes is often asymptomatic, it is crucial to get yourself screened regularly.
25 November 2021
A medical doctor says the proportion of diabetes cases that developed complications may have risen by roughly 15 to 20 per cent.
15 November 2021
Adults should not only comply with SOPs at workplaces and public areas, but also stay active to prevent diabetes mellitus, a risk factor for severe Covid.