Treating diabetes a costly affair


KUALA LUMPUR: When not taken care of from young, diabetes and lifestyle diseases that hit many at mid-life could impoverish families.

A patient who wants to be known only as Dolah, 54, said it costs him RM2,000 a month to treat his diabetes, hypertension, nerves, high cholesterol and gout.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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