One in six adults in Malaysia have diabetes, but more than half do not have good glucose control. With poorly controlled diabetes comes astronomical costs of treating the long-term complications - not only to patients and caregivers, but placing a huge burden on an under-resourced healthcare system. Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal and Prof Dr Lim Lee Ling from University of Malaya, co-authors of a recently-published study on diabetes control among Malaysians, join us to unpack why younger adults fare poorly in this regard, and how we can change treatment approaches to improve this trend.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories:  managing disease,  health policy,  wellness

Tags:  the bigger picture,  health and living,  diabetes,  non communicable diseases,  public health,  glucose,  obesity,  chronic kidney disease,  dialysis,