Today is World Diabetes Day.
15% of Malaysian aged 30 and above have diabetes.
Worse, 1/3 of them was unaware they have it.
You see, diabetes encroaches upon you silently.
Slowly and surely, it lets you drown in sweetness before you are even aware of it.
To put it simply, diabetes is a condition where there is too much sugar in your blood vessels.
Too much of a sweet thing is not a good thing, as it slowly clogged up the blood vessel, impeding the transport of oxygen and nutrients to your body. All these leads to severe consequences with death as the end point.
Amongst the complications caused by diabetes include
As pharmacists, I believe we have a huge role to play in educating patients about diabetes.
Hence a few of us are embarking on a research project to educate and enlighten them about this disease.
We are going to make them aware of the disease, the consequences, and how to reduce the progression of the disease via a PowerPoint and video presentation.
Hopefully, it will make a difference in their lives.
This is our call of duty. Who cares the idiotic government is mulling to cut down our allowance by RM650 per month. Even if they have every intention to screw us and the patients, we still have a responsibility to make sure patients don’t suffer as a consequence .
Cut down your sugar. Order kurang manis. Take care of your health. Exercise 150 minutes per week. Check your blood sugar level yearly. Diabetes is no sweet way to die.
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