Does sugar really kill you? Dispelling myths about diabetes

You can still enjoy eating sweets despite being diabetic but do so in moderation. — Filepic

Many Malaysians are still oblivious as to how diabetes is diagnosed.

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin, or the cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, resulting in glucose in the blood that cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body.