Thursday, 05 April 2012 

New diabetes drug gentle on kidneys (The Straits Times, Mind Your Body)

Patients with both type 2 diabetes and kidney impairment are tricky to treat. Doctors have fewer oral drugs to rely on to control their blood sugar, which is elevated because the body has become resistant to insulin. This is because many drugs are excreted through the kidneys, which is an issue when the kidneys are failing.Dr Titus Lau, Senior Consultant at the Department of Medicine, NUH and A/Prof Tai E Shyong, Head and Senior Consultant of Division of Endocrinology, NUH, shared on local dimension of chronic kidney disease and diabetes management. Read more

 

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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 

Cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Berita Harian)

New studies shows that diabetes is a major cause of chronic kidney disease(CKD), and the Malays are the largest group suffering from the disease associated with diabetes. Associate Professor Tai E. Shyong, Senior Consultant and Head of Endocrinology Division at NUH shares more on why many Malays suffer from diabetes and CKD, the main causes of the disease, as well as the introduction of a new drug to treat type II diabetes. Read more

 

 

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Monday, 02 January 2012 

Presence of features of both Type 1 and 2 diabetes = Type 3 diabetes? (Lianhe Wanbao, Health Supplement)

A new classification for diabetes – Type 3 diabetes, have been surfaced on the internet, Assoc Prof Tai E Shyong (Head & Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology) clarifies on this classification and explains how type 1 diabetic patients can have features of type 2 diabetes and vice versa. Read more