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Alarming rise in diabetes among Malaysians: Health Minister

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Alarming rise in diabetes amongst Malaysians: Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven million adults, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, are projected to be affected by diabetes in Malaysia by 2025, a worrying trend that will see a 31.3 per cent prevalence of the disease in adults aged 18 years and above.

The Malaysian government is giving serious attention to this exponential increase, as it is becoming a major economic burden on the healthcare system and the national economy, according to Dr Dzulkefly.

 

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