INTERACTIVE: Malaysia’s blood sugar spikes, we are now 13th in the world for diabetes


PETALING JAYA: It’s a “sweet” disease with a lasting sour taste in Malaysia - diabetes cases continue to rise despite years of trying to get people to cut sugar.

Today, about 21% of our population are diabetics, or one in every five people - numbers that keep growing from 12.1% in 2011, 19% in 2021 and up to the latest figures in 2024.

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