Diabetics comprise over 69pct of new patients on dialysis

Sixty-nine percent of new patients on dialysis suffer from type 2 diabetes, according to the Malaysian Dialysis and Transplant Registry 2018.

In a statement today, Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN) president Dr Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor voiced his concern on the worrying trend of more Malaysians being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey...