January 23, 2026
We are No. 1 in ASEAN!
Not a good one.
Southeast Asia’s Diabetes Crisis: A Regional Comparison.
Here is an article by my colleague that may help us to pull together to push changes in our society, and make an impact:
The emergence of Type 2 diabetes in children as young as eight years old should serve as a policy alarm bell. Today, one in five Malaysian adults lives with diabetes, while more than half are overweight or obese.
These figures reflect not individual failings, but systemic weaknesses in how Malaysia regulates food environments, builds health literacy, and prioritises prevention.
Despite repeated national strategies and action plans, Malaysia continues to invest disproportionately in treatment rather than prevention. This imbalance is no longer fiscally, medically, or ethically defensible.
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Some simple actions you can do to help me, for a start:
1 Try your best to be healthy, if you don't have diabetes, you will be further away from getting it.
If you have prediabetes, you may be able to reverse your Prediabetes, with encouragements/help from health oriented friends/colleagues/family members, or health professionals in the field.
If you already have diabetes, learn as much as you can, try your best to be the "Driver" of your own health, and let the health professional be your "Driving Instructors".
2 Like Diabetes Malaysia, Penang Branch Facebook, and follow. Share our posts, if you agree.
3 Join and support our events to assist us in raising awareness and society literacy on diabetes and health. Quarterly walk at Taman Areca, Karpal Singh Drive. (Next one, Time 0645, Sunday March 15, 2026) No Registration required.
Monthly 1st Saturday 5 pm Just Walk! Penang at PlayGround by the Sea, Strait Green Park, Sri Tanjung Pinang. No registration required.
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