Formula for diabetic management - 20:20:60 / Assoc Prof Noryati Md Noor

There is an increasing trend for the prevalence of diabetes in Malaysia. Alhtar, S. et al. (2022) in the study published in the National Library of Medicine concluded that based on the analysis of data from various sources from January 1995 to November 2021 there is a high prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes in Malaysia associated with time period and increasing age. The National Diabetes Registry Report, 2013-2019 reported the prevalence of diabetes increased from 11.2% to 18.3% from the year 2011 to 2019. The national survey report indicated that 3.9 million adults had diabetes. Gimino, G. And Carvalho. M (The Star, 30 Nov 2023) quoted Dr. Zaliha, the Health Minister, in her report to the Dewan Rakyat stating that “almost 20% Malaysian adults have diabetes.”