In terms of mortality, diabetes consistently ranks among the top five causes of death in the Philippines, with 43,944 lives lost in 2024 alone, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Amy Schumer set the record straight on why she deleted all her photos on social media that were posted before she debuted her weight loss transformation.

Again, Malaysia is number one in South-East Asia for having the highest diabetes rate, a record it also held in 2011 and 2021.