Dr. Soe Khaing - Living with Diabetes: 111 Questions and Answers

Diabetes mellitus is the most common non-communicable disease in the world. Youloopin mopmuş:6969:38g According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Southeast Asia Region, in 1995, 2.4 out of 100 people had diabetes, or 2.4%. It is estimated that this will increase to 3.2 out of 100 people by 2025. Considering the world's population of 7 billion and the population of Myanmar, 50 million, we can estimate the high incidence of this disease. According to the 2000 statistics, the number of people with diabetes worldwide was estimated to be 2.8% of the world's population per 1000 people. According to the 2010 estimate, there were 2.85 billion people with Type II Diabetes worldwide, or 6% of the adult population. //

The disease is a widespread disease in both developed and developing countries around the world , with a lower incidence in underdeveloped countries. The number of people with diabetes increased from 30 billion in 1985 to 1.3 billion in 1995 and 2.17 billion in 2005. The countries with the highest incidence of the disease are as follows:

India 31,700,000 31 million,

People's Republic of China 20.8 million 20.8 million

United States 17700000 17-7 million

Indonesia 840,000 8.4 million

In Japan, 680,000,6.8 million

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The World Health Organization (WHO) reported in 2011 that there were 0.346 billion (346 million) people with diabetes worldwide, and that in 2004, 340,000 (3.4 million) patients died from complications of hyperglycemia, with more than 80% occurring in low- and middle-income countries.

In 2013, there were 382 million people with diabetes worldwide, 90% of whom had Type II diabetes. It is estimated that by 2015, the number of people with diabetes worldwide will reach 592 million 0.5 billion. Between 2012 and 2013, diabetes was responsible for an estimated 15 million deaths and 5.1 million deaths, making it the 8th leading cause of death.

In 2013, the global cost of diabetes was $540 billion, and in the United States alone, the cost of diabetes in 2012 was $245 billion.

Research has shown that Asians (especially South Asians) have a higher risk of developing diabetes, and this is in line with the results of a diet high in rice and processed foods.

Women of South Asian , Pacific Islander, Latino , and Native American descent also have a higher risk of developing diabetes.

The book that will be translated and presented is a health education book that was first published in January 2015 by Focus Publishing Ltd under the arrangement of Straitines Publishing House SPH in Singapore and distributed by Singapore Press Holdings. In Singapore, a developed country, most of the citizens have reached the level of overweight and obesity, and the incidence of diabetes has increased. The book was published with the aim of improving the health of the public. The Health No. 1 Health Guide is a very useful guide book for diabetic patients, which is supplemented and discussed by the Health No. 1 Health Guide . According to research conducted in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in 2013-2014, the incidence of diabetes in the country is estimated to be between 3% and 6%. Therefore, this book has been translated and presented to participate in the service sector of health education publications that are dedicated to publishing health education books and articles for diabetic patients and citizens at risk of developing diabetes in Myanmar. We wish our readers the best of luck in preventing diabetes, diagnosing it if it occurs, receiving proper and effective treatment, and adopting a healthy and happy lifestyle to maintain their health.