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- 3. The trend direction in Singapore between 2017 to 2022 in adult diabetes prevalence.
- 9. is not affected by ____-term changes in glucose levels.
- 11. Increased ____-cell deficiency and ____-cell apoptosis are observed in the pancreatic islets of patients with type 2 diabetes.
- 12. Diabetes mellitus is characterised by high blood sugar, also known as _____
- 13. Smoking can increase diabetes risk by ___ blood vessls, raising blood pressure, and stimulating the release of catecholamines (fight-or-flight hormones), which promote insulin resistance.
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- 1. Among all residents with this disease in Singapore, close to one in every five are undiagnosed.
- 2. One in ____ older adults aged 70 to 74 years old are diabetic.
- 4. Diabetes prevalence increases with age, with the proportion almost _____ with each successive age group from those aged 20 to 29 years to those aged 60 to 69 years.
- 5. The word "diabetes" is Greek for "siphon" which refers to the copious urine of uncontrolled diabetes, while “mellitus” is Latin for “____”.
- 6. Did the younger diabetes patients aged 30 to 39 years old or older diabetes aged 40 years and above have poorer glycaemic control?
- 7. Total deaths from diabetes globally is projected to rise by more than ___% in the next 10 years.
- 8. The measurement for blood sugar levels, of which the mean for diabetes is 7.7%.
- 10. The gender with a higher proportion of diabetics in Singapore.