Diabetes: I'm Young And Healthy. Why Should I Care? - Part 1/2 | Talking Point | Full Episode
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Singapore is fighting the long game against a silent killer that has already overwhelmed some aspects of our healthcare system. How can we catch this disease early and stop it from spiralling? What is it going to cost us all if we don’t take action soon? Talking Point host Diana Ser investigates the causes and consequences of not bringing our diabetes situation under control.
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Getting diabetes as a teen
05:28 Has Singapore's war on diabetes paid off?
09:45 Life as a diabetic patient
13:03 What a diabetes screening entails
15:32 Everyone pays a price for diabetes
18:30 The financial cost of managing diabetes
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I been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for 8 years and I blame my self and those company's that put sugar in all foods, it's took me 4 years to start getting better with my diabetes. The last couple of years now I make sure to read all labels now to see if the food i buy has no sugar or very little sugar. Since I've been watching the labels my doctor been cutting down my pills. And thanks for making this documentary
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It's not just sugar you need to watch out for, it's also carbs, especially white rice
@@burburchacha my main point is the I’m now looking at the labels of all foods new, before I wasn’t never thought about it
Ignorance is to blame. There is a lot of health advice and educational topics in RUclips like this for free. These are the topic we should know. Individuals should be educated about health.
Salt and modern fruit too
Thank you for shedding light on this topic. Unlike others in the comment section, the patient cannot go back in time. He clearly realizes his mistakes now so there's no point bringing it up. There are lots of people with self control issues in different areas of life. Thank you for sharing his experience so that those like him can make better decisions.
It's not just sugary drinks and obesity, though those counts for most diabetes cases. You can have normal or underweight BMI and still get type 2 diabetes depending on your lifestyle, stress levels (releases stress hormone which keeps blood sugar high), and food intake. All my life I've had underweight or extremely underweight BMI and exercise 30+ min daily but after getting a busy desk job, I became pre-diabetic in my 20s from eating processed foods regularly (frozen dinners marketed as "healthy"), constant work stress, and decreased exercise (despite exercising 30 min/day). Granted, family history plays a role, but more and more young adults have sedentary, high stress jobs and processed foods (which usually make your blood sugar spike faster) are more accessible than ever. But most young people think "I'm not really fat and don't drink soda, so I can't have diabetes", which contributes to this problem.
Bro/sis, try to increase exercise dosage to much more than 30 mins a day, increase the volume weekly @ +5-10% per week (so as to avoid injury), ie slowly does it. Something to the tune of 15-30 hours a week. Also focus on recovery, sleep is a major point. If cannot hit 15hrs a week, then focus on NEAT......search on NEAT/Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis...... Try cycling/powerwalking, zone 0 to zone 1 HR, literally no injury risk. Strenthening, build up muscle (esp crucial to combat sacropenia ). It is easier said than done, and literally impossible. But it works, just that it's impossible for the average joe who is still working. My FIL did a 180 deg change using the above, well over 20hrs a week of exercise/activity from threadmill to stationary bike to powerwalking to resistance bands (build muscles, core, build up muscle mass), anything that he can move, HbA1c was originally 10.5 and high risk of getting severe complications, that was when he thought enough is enough and followed my instructions. Now he has even converted 1 room to an exercise room, has AC, fan, TV and stationery bike and treadmill.....can wake up at 4am and be out of the house just before 5AM to power walk. Ultimately dropped to low 7% range. Now he needs to be only on metformin and occasionally glipizide and lead a pretty normal (very active) life. Again, the average joe cannot dedicate > 7hrs a week, unfortunately, much less 15-30hrs which sounds like a complete joke to 99.99% of the folks out there. Even if one can dedicate that much, a large part get injured before that, simply because they do not know how to embark on this safely, that +5 to +10% thingy be it intensity or volume. Injured = rest for a few days to a few weeks = partial reset. It works, but it is not a low hanging fruit, that's for sure. One more thing, SG weather sucks for endurance activities, that's another side factor....i can tahan (but i still hate it), but i can see why the vast majority cannot tahan.
And yes, processed foods, as you've said it. Easier said than done of coz. But it is a pretty major factor.
One more tip, try soleus push ups if still working. Soleus is a major calf muscle, one of the 3 calf muscles that we have.
You ate alot of fast food
Also try intermittent water fasting ..say 16 hrs fasting and 8 hrs window for meals. Look up dr fung.
Dealing with diabetes was a daily struggle that lasted for years. The constant doctor visits and medications took a toll on my life. However, after starting on Diabetix from Igrotum, everything changed. In just ten months, my blood sugar levels are under
When I was diagnosed with severe diabetes {HbA1C 13.1%), my glucometer was the one that helped me the most. It clearly demonstrated how much of those conventional wisdom of low fats, whole grain, vegetable oils, brown rice, fruits and vegetables are good for you are the biggest flaws there is if you have diabetes. While initially following all these crap guidelines, my blood glucose never improved, my vision getting worse and my neuropathy is becoming unbearable. I started to eat mainly fats and protein with very limited amount of carbs, e.g. cooking with ghee, butter and coconut oil and even put butter/coconut oil in my coffee daily. Now I no longer need insulin injection and wean off to just 1/2 a tablet in the morning and my HbA1C for the past 1 year was 5.8 - 5.9%. I still record every meal that I ate and tested my blood glucose 4 - 5 times a day. Occasionally I do find cheat days where I ate hamburger or even durain and felt good that my blood glucose hasn't risen above that holy grail of 7.8mmol.
My advice is to stay posted of current nutritional science and try to attend endocrinology classes on subjects about your hormonal balance, insulin, glucagon, cortisol etc. Some basic understanding on the function of your mitochondria (Kreb Cycle). All carbs digest into glucose, its good to learn what happen to them, how it get store (Glycogenesis), how it gets used as energy (Glycolysis) and why insulin is secreted to prevent the glycation effect of high glucose. Also understand how excessive insulin up or down regulates certain metabolic pathway like Anabolism vs Catabolism, how it may cause the De-novo-Lipid generation that's contributing factors to insulin resistance contrary to what most would have make you believe that its the saturated fats that you eat being the cause. The nutritional science of yesteryears are mainly based on epidemiology. Remember, Protein and Fats are the only essential nutrients of the 3 macros, there are no essential carbohydrates.
Well said. Its the current guidelines making us sick
Best comment
I have PCOS, so I'm at higher risk of developing diabetes. On mid 2022, my fasting glucose was 120 which was prediabetic (you can get diagnosed with diabetes if your fasting glucose is > 126). I also had insulin resistance in pretty high level. After that, I started limiting sugary intake and exercising regularly. A year later, my fasting glucose went down to 104. I hope people will recognize the danger of diabetes. It's scary nowadays because most of foods and drinks being sold are high in sugar.
I recommend Dr jason fung's channel on fasting and how to eat to level out the insulin so as not to spike up and down rapidly to reverse type2 D.
Keep up the good work! You might also try talking to a nutritionist to see if there's anything else they recommend for managing your PCOS.
watching this while sipping my milktea with 100% sugar level and a slice of caramel cake. Just great.
*Great episode so well done CNA Insider and Diana Ser hope for more such health insightful episode*
I got diagnosed with diabetes since I was 7 and now that I'm 19, my diabetes is still hard to control
This man is living life dangerously
The whole world is fighting the long game against T2DM. Diet is the main culprit and it's the hardest thing to make changes in the long run (but it can be done). While I love Malaysian and Singaporean food (and food in general), I couldn't eat this day-in/day-out now. In the past, eating whatever the hell I wanted and not bothering to actually remain active led me to activate my family's genetic history of T2DM in my own body. After making changes to diet, lifestyle and exercise, I've managed to get back to low pre-diabetic levels within a year. All of us need to take responsibility for watching our diet, lifestyle and activity levels. The worst part is that if you are financially strapped, all of the things that you can afford will essentially lead you to a T2DM diagnosis which will then make you more financially strapped. Health really is wealth.
I can't wait to watch part 2.
Can't wait for the next episode
I cook for Malaysian and Singaporean. They love Super strong and Oilly food. Everything is fried, even the Sambal is a oil reduction is crazy. This causes insulin resistance. Stress is another factor. Sugar, they love it. All the Ketcup Manis. All these food makes you want to eat more. Sometimes when I eat just a normal boiled egg, they want it deep fried. The oil mixed with the rice is the problem. Also you need to do fasting! Its much easier in hot countries.
Ketchup Manis or sweet soy sauce is loaded with sugar. One tablespoon contains 9gram or 2 teaspoons of sugar. Diabetic people should not eat rice because rice will spike their blood sugar.
The problem with Malaysian food, especially malay cuisines are mostly sugary drinks and super oily food. Whenever i see those ads promoting their drinks in night market, they use huge loads of creamer and condensed milk...made from processed palm oil. == their vegetable dishes are also quite limited...my friend told us she doesnt eat vege at all
@@OYG456 Yeah. Therefore, people should cook at home more and eat out only 1-2 times a week.
BTW, creamer (Nestle Coffee-Mate) is worse than condensed milk. With condensed milk, it only has milk and sugar while creamer doesn't not have milk but has lots of sugar, vegetable oil, carrageenan, artificial flavor, and other food additives (dipotassium phosphate, cellulose gum and so forth).
True… the reason why our hawker food is so tasty is because all the sauces and gravy have sugar inside it. 😅
our neighbouring country malaysial is a good example..1 out of 5 people had type 2 diabetes..most foods there are high in sugar.
Our people's favourite place is mamak or kopitiam...where sugary drinks with cheap price is served. Some staffs add so much sugar as if it's free...
Anyways, the medication cost at government hospitals is very low...Najib launched RM1 clinic before this. So no one really cares since they can afford to pay, when most of the cost went to the taxpayer's money. These diabetic fellas probably dont even pay a single cent of tax🙂
Rice alone is sugar
@@l_ifeefi_l1998 dude can't even differentiate crab from sugar
Great show!
I'm interested in going for a Diabetes Singapore free screening, where can we find details about their twice per month screening event? I've checked their website and Instagram but they don't seem to be updated.
*You Did Not Choose To Be Classified As Diabetic, But You Can Choose To Fight Back Against Diabetes* 💪
Moderate every food we eat. He nt only diabetic but also on dialysis his hand shown ... omg. Why destroy yr life like this? My mum passed on at age 69 due to brain stroke as she was on dialysis ( causes by weak health) at age 66 yrs old. She want to live life to the fullest even she on dialysis. Please take care whoever read my msg here.
It is mainly food related with type 2, I’ve been diagnosed since in my 32/33 secondary to my PCOS diagnosis unfortunately. Being overweight and eating “American” diet is worse! Type 2 is “manageable” but it’s a hard work, it’s not easy and you MUST be remindful of what you eat. And if your diabetic then you also have hypertension and high Cholesterol as well. Keeping ideal weight, try to eat right most of the times, mild excercise, and definitely try NOT to get to “insulin” to control your diabetes. To be honest I do believe “management“ of type 2 is
archaic and we needs to re-evaluated but it’s ALWAYS about cost efficiency and “don’t fix” when it’s not broken mentally and is why it’s managed by insulins if all oral options are used and poorly controlled. Why are treating type 2 with more insulin injection when our body already produce enough insulin? And let’s not forget it’s multi billion dollar industry for pharmaceutical businesses and a “cure” is NOT in the future… can’t cure a disease that’s making them billions…. Just saying. And if you have insurance that cover your medicine can I say O-O-Ozempic… it’s been a “miracle” drug since I got myself on it this year in February. I had the common side effects but nothing I can’t deal with and I combined it with Keto and intermittent fasting. worked like a charm and I never got to the full dose of 2.5mg either, never went past 1mg and I’ve lost 45lbs and don’t care if I don’t loose anymore to be honest because loosing weight wasn’t my main goal. My Hgb A1C is down from 8.7 to 5.1 in 3 months, knocked it out of the park. And I also reduced my metaformin from 2000mg/day to only 500mg/ day and took myself off of Janina too. It’s now October and I’m still on Ozempic 1mg and maintaining my weight loose. Ozempic has been my life saver and a life changer…. I hope in future I don’t happen to find something awful by taking the Ozempic. 🙏🙏🙏
Yeah it's a silent tragedy. During the pandemic I don't recall any acquaintance who died of covid (at least for the best of my knowledge) but 5 colleagues died of a variety of chronic diseases: aneurysm, heart attack, liver failure, etc. All of them had serious diabetes along with a whole host of symptoms like high blood pressure and yet they just kept with their usual sugar-loaded diet. But then those products are everywhere advertised as healthy and at most harmless so most of the population will fall for them.
I wonder how old Diana Ser is. She is reallly gorgeous
We hardly seen active people with type two diabetes. Being sedentary is more damaging than consuming sugar.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year. i did not expect that it could happen to me because I'm fit and always on a diet. The doctor said if it runs in the family there's a big chance you'll also get it whatever you do.
same as me
@@nat3228have you taken a lot of sugars? Or purely hereditary
@@kingseiryu929 Took alot of sugary stuff. Tho now being diabetic at 22 isn't that bad since i can still live life just minus the sugary drinks
"fit" and "always on a diet" is so subjective. whats your BMI? thats a more accurate representation
@@xxs0ulxx1 my BMI is normal. In my case it's hereditary I only weigh 71kls and my height is 5'7. I'm always checking my weight every week for the last 10 yrs and been on the gym to keep it that way.
Disclaimer first that I am sharing my own experience only and it may not apply to everyone. I had cataract surgery for both eyes when i was 45. That was when i was diagnosed with T2D with GTT of 17 and HbA1c of 7.3. After 15 months of medication for 3 highs (blood sugar/pressure/cholestrol), my HbA1c is still at 6.5. I immediately gave up on all medications (check with your doctors first if you still trust them) and manage to reverse my T2D in 1 month (HbA1c of 5.7) by changing my diet (no carb (grains, corn, cookie, bread, noodles, certain nuts), no sugar, no milk and honey, no alcohol, no fruits (some types of fruits are actually ok), only meat and non-starchy veg) and taking good supplements. I did not do intermitent fasting (IF) or exercise just to prove that diet makes the most difference (stop adding fuel into the fire). I am on low carb nutritional diet now that i become insulin sensitive again. FYI, blood sugar level testing is not good enough as your blood insulin level (only testable in Singapore hospitals) may keep raising to keep your blood sugar constant until you are insulin resistance and blood sugar increases and stay high.
You've done a good job of staying away from the advice of misguided nutritionists and physicians who follow the wrong guidelines of always blaming high fat foods when it is the high carbs foods (sugar included) that are the cause of diabetes.
Hi. May I ask what type of health supplements you are taking? Btw, I was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes.
Fantastic work.
Would you mind to explain what you eat in a day typically, please? This topic is very interested to me
Try berberine or chromium or ceylon cinnamon,thank me later if it works.
1:13 Like a caring mother scolding her child ... WHY! haha. Another amazing series by Diana.
Cut carbs! Jason Fung!
man she grilled he poor boy ! he needs support .. not blame
Guo Qiang is my army buddy, sad to see him go throng alot now. Jiayou!
Guo Qiang seems suprisingly normal after knowing how much he resisted treatment till he actually took it seriously.
The uncle waiting to be served in the mixed vegestable stall at 10:47 literally a very high risk diabetic patient
Hi everyone. Will u be open to check out Dr Jason Fung's book [The diabetes code]?
I was diabetic for 30 years. Dr never advise what to eat and must exercise. Fasting was never heard before. I cut all carbs, took only 1 meal a day plus exercise for 6 months. You guess what? Amazing no more diabetes
Why those kaya spreads selling at NTUC Fairprice are so sweet eventhough their labels stating that they contain no added sugar?
No added sugar doesn’t mean no sugar, should see the nutrition label and how many grams of sugar - more accurate!
I suspect I may have type 2 diabetes as well as my mum notes my diet which is similar to Guo Qiang's.My grandma has diabetes.
Get checked out asap.
where is part2?
In a food heaven country, where u see all sorts of delicious food, no wonder.
Singapore should buck up on allowing public to purchase a Glucometer to track on our daily eating habits, help oneself to be more informed on food that will spike our blood sugar rather than fall into the diabetic category purchasing medication or insulin shots adding into the matrix of the higher stats ..
Should subsidy hawker selling healthy whole food, make the healthy food much affordable and easy to find so people don't need to prepare their own food. Healthy food is hard to find and not cheap eating outside. Just look at the salad, it price higher than normal food, but the cost probably less than normal food. So I really don't understand how the food is price. Reserved 1-2 stalls for selling healthy whole food in hawker centre and let the hawker pay very small amount in rent is probably the way to go
Don't be lazy, go to the market to buy fresh food and cook them yourself. No short cut here; we are in the situation globally because of short cuts disguished as convenience by the food industry.
Singaporean want there helper to cook, just steam some eggs. No carbs all good.
@@tdgdbs1or be like me just eat can sardine with rice haha
food is the main cause.... if he change diet at 14, he still might have a chance to revert back to normal... now is a bit too late...
they say trouble comes out of your mouth and sickness goes in through your mouth. a chinese saying
He is still young. Miracle may still happen.
@@carmelo665if you are on dialysis that means his kidney function is low or none at all. most people on dialysis got about 5 some can do 10 years before dying. Sad but the guy will die soon he is just prolonging his life. Also his blood circulation is poor if you saw the video his legs were showing the common diabetic signs of pre amputation.
@@hachiback6018 In 2018, an old lady in Hong Kong was told by a doctor that: "if you do not start dialysis, you would live for 6 more months". However, under the guidance of a Nephrologist from private hospital, her conditions have improved by a low carb diet without dialysis. It is better to seek for a second opinion.
It all comes down to the food you consume. Unfortunately I don’t think the general public are keenly aware of the massive power food wields
Even u hv type 2 diabetes if u know how to monitor your health condition I.e your blood sugars (yearly medical check up) and daily routines know what to put into your mouth, maintain a healthy diet/lifestyle you can still live healthily . He is type 1 diabetes n taking insulin before meal. The amount of insulin he decided to take can actually overcome his hyperglycemia symptoms after food.
However, it is a different approach for people with type 2 diabetes (taking pills medication) it is best to avoid white rice at all cost..replace with brown rice or barley rice
Actually I have a friend who is unfortunate to get type 1 diabetes in her 20s. I feel sorry for her. But most of the time the ones who got diabetes around me are those with type 2 diabetes whom also include my dad so I’m super careful in my diet. I always make sure every meal my diet consist of fresh vegetables, fruits, fresh meat and carbohydrates as much as possible and I try not to consume too much gravy, processed meat like luncheon meat/ham or fishballs and limits my intake of my favourite but unhealthy potato chips, ramen and kimchi.
I would suggest you lower carbs intake. And, where possible, less to no added sugar.
@@raploh I forgot to add I also do intermittent fasting at 16/8 (2 meals a day only plus fruits at the side) and do 3 km walk on weekdays. My calories intake is at 1000-1200 daily due to weight gain if I eat more. My only sugary or bubble tea fix is once a week at 25% sugar. I limit my daily water intake to only plain water with lemon juice on weekdays. I only take some sugarless milk tea and latte without added sugar on weekends.
@@ditsygirl5409 Carbs, veg and fruits contain alot of sugar. Might want to cut down on all of them.
@@nigelgoh8773 I am not diabetic or pre diabetic. Hence, my balance diet with carbohydrates like rice or noodles is essential to feel full, if not I may over consume other food groups like meat or vegetable to replace carbohydrates and greatly increase my salt intake which will upset the balance. I am only consuming the essentials for fruits and vegetables (trying to do 2 serving per meal) for my fiber, vitamins and mineral needs. It’s the standard recommendations for anyone on a balanced diet. Vegetables are not always full of sugar since I always go for green leafy ones instead of just going for the nice to eat like carrots and pumpkins. I know a lot of people think tofu and beans are vegetables but they are higher in protein so i usually stay clear of tofu and beans unless I don’t have meat or eggs in my diet.
can work on a healthy keto diet
its the refined carbs and sugars. Flour is the other issue
My entire family probably thinks I'm crazy for wanting to to get hospital attention at 10yr honestly i been hiding my Emotion since they intolerant and since I rather screw off then do that. They rather buy expensive lunch then. Ironically they buy food , patches, powder in their own health.
But little advise on how to use it.
Diabetes does not discriminate in terms of age, youngsters get type 1 diabetes n r on insulin. Control your diet if u r a diabetic… I m.
October 2022
Cut down on soft drinks and sugared drinks. Coke Zero doesnt mean no sugar. The sweetness comes from elsewhere.
Got diabetes and still drinks 6 cans of coke and ordering big asss dish of rice. C’mon
Wow, the need to inject yourself and take pills before every meal. That's really an impactful quality of life.
Luckily i prefer bitter coffee and sugar free tea. And i quit eating bread more than a decade ago because i am scared of gaining weight.
11:20... be careful.. that meal has a lot of sugar.
One bowl of rice is 10 tsp of sugar 😊😊😊😊
Majority of Singaporeans are feeding on cheap carbohydrate meals like rice, mee, beehoon, prata and bread for survival. The insulin resistance cause weight gain and Diabetes to the poor Singaporeans. Healthy food in hawker centers and coffeeshops are rare and expensive, buying non carb food in market and NTUC is not affordable too.
I am a Malaysian..I would bet if you ask Warren Buffett give some advise to young person or any good investment idea, he would answer -investment on yourself ,healthy , circle of competence..
Healthy is the basic of happiness and wealth
Good luck
共勉之😊
Good advice. But that guy is a big hypocrite. Invested big in coca cola and said he drinks 1 can a day (there was no coke zero back then). Also publicly supported the huge bailouts of banks in 2008 which protected his own stock portfolio and screwed everyone else over.
Perhaps it is in the works, or it has been accomplished, but otherwise, is it not feasible to ramp up the deployment of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices amongst those with pre-diabetes and diabetes?
Less intrusive, more convenient and with 24/7 real-time data, that allows one to better manage the condition.
Add on an analytics layer, and it can even inform one of spikes to understand how that correlated to perhaps an earlier meal choice.
Less sugar diet. Eat more vegetables meat diet, drink nutritious boil water (own blend) in related to recovery your damage or dysfunction liver, pancress and organs.
Wait. Is it 2025 or 2050 that the cost will balloon to $2.5B?
To claim that you get diabetes because of family history (hereditary) :
1.is outright miseading, diabetes stays in the family because of the eating behavior fostered within the family not because of genetical hereditary.
2. tend to relinquish the individuals responsibility to take effort by knowledge and will to stay healthy
The culprit: Eating too much!
I love you so much diana
Why use the plane? Why not just do an animation of basic antomy?
It would be good if this is available in Chinese so that Chinese speaking people will benefit for the information
This professor need to tune in to Dr Sten Ekberg😅
@12:25 wtf lol did they just take sample of the pee with no cover 😅😅
11:00 Diabetic people should not eat rice.
Not really..if u know how to control your food portions. He is type 1 diabetes n taking insulin before meal. The amount of insulin he decided to take can actually overcome his hyperglycemia symptoms after food.
However, it is a different approach for people with type 2 diabetes (taking pills medication) it is best to avoid white rice at all cost..replace with brown rice or barley rice
Bread is also bad for many..
@@carmelo665 Bread is not that bad, if you know how to pick the right type of ingredients & portion...hot dog buns, hamburgers are the worst
@@too4627 Sourdough is safer and better than whole grain bread, but to reverse diabetics, they should be eaten less than 40 gram in a day.
@@too4627 Most breads sold at supermarkets are not healthy. They are made of enriched flour and sugar. You are better eating rice than bread.
We have healthy breads here in the US but they are $10 USD a loaf, found in the frozen food section.
walao scare what KNN singapore so farking stress YOLO lah...
diabetes does not care about age, i always tell everyone this. always control your sugar intake. tbh, 6 cans a day is nothing, i have a friend which drink 12 cans of coke a day minimum, but are currently cutting down, i warned her about diabetes. strangely, her body checkups came out all good lol
Singaporeans 🇸🇬 just need to stop eating oily unhealthy Chinese foods.
eat vegetarian
Intermittent fasting
Less starchy, carb-laden and sugary foods. Eat more lean protein and vegetables. But I agree with some here that bubble tea is the worst. You're just drinking sugar and artificial flavourings.
The oil causes insulin resistance.
1 in 3 gg b diabetes, tas high due to bubble tea, sedentary lifestyle, processed food abundant available, stress 😎
For diabetic, less rice is not good enough
Quite sure the merdeka and pioneer generation has proven without a doubt that any so-called 'costs' is merely novel idea that start only recently when Singapore is getting much more sophisticated in the 21st century. Most of the merdeka and pioneer generation are well dead because they simply ignored whatever problems in favour of making money and/or working. That's why it's seems that such problems seem to come out of nowhere.
Pre-diabetes and diabetes(if detected early) can be reversed.
For Guo Qiang, it's too late. Kidney is already badly damaged, irreversible.
Can it really be reversed? I was prediabetic at 32, diabetic at 32.5 yrs old and the doc told me it was not reversible. :(
@@boonfactor It can be reversed by changing to Low carb high fat diet and intermittemt fasting. It changed my life.
@@boonfactordiabetes by definition is NOT reversible as it is a chronic condition. once you have impaired fasting glucose, you will always have impaired fasting glucose as your pancreas can't revert to normal.
however, with lifestyle modifications, blood glucose levels can still be controlled within healthy levels without the need for medications.
this does not mean diabetes has been reversed, it just means you are doing a very good job at maintaining a good lifestyle, and you should keep it up.
all the best in your diabetes journey :)
@@NEPtune-fy1ug I see thanks for the reply and clarification. For now, my hb1ac is still healthy so the doctors did not prescribe insulin. Are you a doctor? I am not sure how often hb1ac should be checked, but the polyclinics in SG only schedule that up every once a year for me. I am not sure what is the medical standard frequency of monitoring a diabetic's hb1ac, on whether insulin is required. Do shed some light if you are in this industry.
@@boonfactor i'm just a med student :) but followup frequency depends on your diabetes control, so at 1 year means the doctor feels that your diabetes control is satisfactory. 6 months is typically for those who need medication refills, and 3 months for poorly controlled. insulin isn't required for you as that is for very poorly controlled diabetes that even oral medications are insufficient to lower hba1c levels
But he still loads up on rice.😢😢😢😢
Go Keto is the answer
Keto is attacked by the medical community.
Fast foods are the culprit, I don't know why Singaporeans love fast food so much. We are an educated lot, fast food for other advanced nations are food for the people who cannot afford regular meals. But somehow, in Singapore, we see it as a luxury?
I worked in a fast food restaurant before, and I see students eating breakfast at 7am burgers, ice cream etc, even other meals, none are fresh, they just contain protein and sugar and no vitamins.
Whilst our hawkers are providing freshly cooked food, with lots of vitamins and minerals still present and no body is patronising them, causing them to go out of business.
I don't know why Singaporeans go for fast foods, maybe because of media? They see movies people eating burgers, eating pizzas,then they think that that is what the upper class do?
Singaporeans wake up, you are a class of your own, maybe you should watch more Chinese dramas how the people live and eat, if you say you cannot understand Chinese, go blame the government, I find that if a Chinese cannot read or write Chinese, it is a humiliation to the race, it is a humiliation to yourself and your ancestors.
When will doctors focus on insulin levels rather than blood glucose? Prescribing patients with insulin resistance more insulin is making the disease worse
I’m sure they educate the client on diet and lifestyle changes. Insulin can be necessary when diabetes gets out of control. As with these other meds. As the first person said he didn’t follow his doctors directions. I’m sure the doctors still want a lifestyle change, but meds can also be helpful in a persons personal battle with the disease
@@Jthewoods153 what does “diet” and “lifestyle” actually mean? His doctor is probably demonizing fats, while promoting “wholegrains”. Since he is severely insulin resistant, he needs to cut out all carbs except fibre and eat healthy fats/proteins. Now I wouldn’t say a keto type diet is ideal for someone with normal insulin sensitivity but his case is severe
@@zozolol37i agree with you... Insulin should only be pescribe to people with type one diabetes... Type two diabetes can easily be manage by getting into extreme calories deficit and intense muscle building training for 8 weeks. Some have done research on this already and it is proven to reverse diabete entirely if you are strict to the routine and diet.
@jthewoods153, I am not sure whether you direct experience with any MDs regarding Lifestyle changes , I had a big lecture from him that it would not be sustainable and won't be able to enjoy your local food unlike medication .
Fasting insulin test is not cheap range from 45-75 at the private clinic and polyclinic does not have them .
why 2025 changed to 2050??
such wrong information in this documentary:
- injecting insulin doesn't fix the root cause of diabetes, it's just mitigation
- the guy still eats rice with his meals and with starchy gravies which adds to the problem
- doing dialysis is also mitigation when you can easily fix the root clue by cutting out all sugars and carbs
- family history suggests that its just genetic which is the completely wrong approach when it is just 100% lifestyle
its sad that medicine just focuses on symptomatic care instead of root cause.
diabetes is 100% curable, just do a keto or carnivore diet to eliminate sugars and carbs and processed foods out of his diet.
guaranteed that diabetes will reverse in 6 months.
I've type 1 diabetes & food- related asthma,my 2 younger sisters are doctors & my brother-in- law is also a doctor.
I don't want to tell them that I should listen to their advice and control my diabetes so that I don't have to cut off my legs.
Lucky I still have my legs & now I take drastic measures like cooking my own meals(steaming &boiling) with lots of wholegrains,oats,fruits & vegetables.
I eat meat 1 or 2 times a week
& exercise a lot every day(40minutes) & lift weights every day.
I'm 56 already and have better control,it's part of my lifelong learning journey & my way of life.
I'm allergic to Muslim,Indian & Indian muslim foods,I cannot breathe and have flatulence(bloatedness)after eating Muslim,Indian & Indian muslim foods.
Now my mood feel so much better & I don't get mood swings & I'm controlling my temper better=happiness😊.
Cholesterol & blood pressure is under control (Hba1c).
That young has type 1 diabetes?
Better still why not give financial reward to people who stay healthy untill a certain age instead of us subsidising patients who abuse their own body through food. The gov helps these patients, but then what do I get from them when I stay healthy and did not burden the healthcare system? Why we encourage the wrong behavior with food by giving free treatment to these patients. Type 2 D very rarely are the result of gene problem, but always the accumulation through years and years of the individual's behavior. These diabetes patients are consequences of their own behavior, trapped and fooled by the food industry.
control your mouth
I pay taxes so i dont need to care, free healthcare for all !!!.
There is nothing free in SG.
@@oldlee2706 SG ?
@ SG mean Singapore
@@oldlee2706 thx
The Asian high carb diet plus all the dessert, soft drinks, fruit juices that people consume frequently, the now debunked age-old “small and frequent meals” advice we have been listening is the reason why so many people get type 2 diabetes. People need to understand type 2 diabetes is just a serious case of insulin resistance. When you eat frequently with sugar/carbs rich diet, your body insulin level never get back to normal level ( it usually takes 2 hours for a healthy system to do so), the frequent eating and snacking prohibit it from getting down to baseline, so the pancreas has to keep producing more insulin to bring down sugar level, and eventually it reaches a point it can no longer effectively function and hence type 2 diabetes. Eat your meals when you are hungry, do not snack and cut all forms of sweet stuff, you don’t have to eat fruits everyday, they are not called “nature’s candy” for no reason and vegetables has all the fiber and vitamins any fruits provide, minus the fructose. It’s really not rocket science but people associate not having desserts and snacks as “missing out”, not seeing those as harmful to the body. Don’t listen to those “eat in moderation” bullshit as one would not think it’s okay to take drugs in moderation as long as we don’t overdose. Somethings are just harmful to the body. We are what we eat and it’s simple as that.
The interviewer have no empathy, like interrogating him
people with no self control should be interrogated
He looked bloated. He should've minimized carbohydrate/ sugar consumption and done intermittent fasting
It’s pretty much the end of the rope to be fair. People with kidney problems will retain water very easily and become very bloated. Also harder to lose weight.
Becos his on dialysis n shouldnt drink too much water hence stomach bloated.
emmmm... watching this video gave me diabetes
Because u contribute to CO2 emissions lol
If the above is untrue, then people will surely wonder why then the government has little or nothing to address those problems since the SG Conversation took place and at the same time, if Forward Singapore would end up in the same manner.
The SG Conversation was launched in 2012 soon after (PAP) lost its first (GRC) to Workers’ Party in the General Election 2011. Public sentiments were against the incumbent due to unhappiness over foreign labour and many other issues.
If Forward Singapore’s intention is indeed to find solutions for what Singaporeans had already told the government ten years ago, does it mean that the government has no solutions or idea of how to address those issues? And that this initiative is an attempt to crowdsource ideas that the government with the highest paid civil servants in the world can then use to perform their job?
wtf 198/88 BP?
I feel sorry for the guy
Normal for chronic renal failure patients. It's not great but it is what it is