{"id":12365,"date":"2016-09-12T17:21:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=12365"},"modified":"2016-09-12T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T12:08:56","slug":"dr-sim-on-diabetes-prevention-is-better-than-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?p=12365","title":{"rendered":"Dr Sim on diabetes &#8211; prevention is better than cure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Local Government Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said the number of diabetic patients has increased and half of them suffer from conditions like high blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>He said prevention is better than cure and if the disease became worst, it can lead to kidney failure and related conditions,\u201d Dr Sim told the press during a visit to the MRC Kidney\u00a0Dialysis Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The dialysis centre , he said, is one of the best in the country,\u00a0owing to good management by the MRC Miri Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>There is a\u00a0 total of 310 patients who have undergone kidney\u00a0dialysis at the centre with 76 dialysis machines in operation.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Dr Sim handed over a cheque for RM10,000\u00a0 from the\u00a0Sarawak United People\u2019s Party (SUPP) to Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is\u00a0vice-chairman of the MRC Miri Chapter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image119.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12366\" alt=\"image1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image119-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image119-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image119-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image119.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image219.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12367\" alt=\"image2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image219-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image219-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image219-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image219.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image312.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12368\" alt=\"image3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image312-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image312-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image312-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image312.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Local Government Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said the number of diabetic patients has increased and half of them suffer from conditions like high blood pressure. He said prevention is better than cure and if the disease became worst, it can lead to kidney failure and related conditions,\u201d Dr Sim told the press during a visit to the MRC Kidney\u00a0Dialysis Centre. The dialysis centre , he said, is one of the best in the country,\u00a0owing to good management by the MRC Miri Chapter. 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