The Prevalence of Diabetes in the Philippines is Alarming.

Dr. Danilo Baldemor, past president of the Philippine Association of Diabetes Educators, revealed that as of 2012,  9.7% of adult Filipinos had Diabetes while  12.5% are at risk of diabetes.  And figures from the DOH National Epidemiology Center show that for the period 1999 to 2005, the number of deaths due to Diabetes grew the fastest among all diseases from 9,749 in 1999 to 18,441 in 2005.

Diabetes is a chronic disease which has no cure yet, but can be controlled by a diabetic regimen that starts with a regular blood sugar monitoring and an integrated Diet therapy that includes nutritional supplements, regular physical exercise and medication.  And as Ampalaya has long been  known to be helpful to diabetics, it has attracted a lot of attention as to its real value in the diet of Diabetics.