In 2021, there were 711,800 Singaporeans and more than 90 million people in Southeast Asia (SEA) with diagnosed Diabetes. In just 3 decades, the number of Diabetics is predicted to hit 1 million people in Singapore and 150 million people in Southeast Asia (SEA) by 2050.
What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when blood glucose levels remain above normal limits. This happens if the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.
Type 1 diabetes is due to deficient insulin production while Type 2 diabetes results from the body’s ineffective use of insulin. 90% of cases are Type II Diabetes. Type II Diabetes develops over time due to lifestyle factors like poor diet, being inactive, carrying excess weight.
The Spectre of Diabetes over Southeast Asia
How to Prevent and Maintain It?
