Health stories from BIMC.
Guidance on staying well in Bali, travel-health advice and updates from across the BIMC network — written by our medical teams.
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closeClear filtersAre GLP-1 Great Medications for Weight Loss?
Are GLP-1 Great Medications for Weight Loss? – Losing weight is a hard physical and mental challenge for many people. You might be hearing a lot of news lately about new medical options. People are talking constantly about GLP-1 medications for weight loss. We want to give you honest facts about this medical path. It
Breaking Free From the Ideal Body Weight Stigma
Breaking Free From the Ideal Body Weight Stigma – Society often tells us there is only one perfect body shape. This belief creates a heavy burden for many people. It leads to the ideal body weight stigma that affects our daily lives. We see this pressure on television and across social media platforms. It changes
A Clear Difference Between Overweight and Obesity
A Clear Difference Between Overweight and Obesity – People often use overweight and obese to mean the same thing. Knowing the difference between overweight and obesity helps you understand your body. It helps you make better health choices. Both conditions mean a person has more body fat than what is healthy. It describe different excess
Diabetes Care Update: Managing Blood Sugar for Long-Term Wellness
Diabetes Care Update: Managing Blood Sugar for Long-Term Wellness – Your body isn’t processing sugar the way it should. Your doctor said those words, and suddenly everything changed. You’re now managing a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Managing Diabetes isn’t something that happens to you. It’s something you manage with choices you make
The Warning Signs: How Drastic Weight Loss Could be a Symptom of Hyperthyroidism
The Warning Signs: How Drastic Weight Loss Could be a Symptom of Hyperthyroidism – Hyperthyroidism is a medical condition that affects the thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck. The thyroid gland plays a crucial role in regulating the body’s metabolism, controlling how quickly the body uses energy. When the thyroid gland
Diabetes In Children – Things That Every Parents Must Know
Diabetes can occur because of an unhealthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, this condition does not only appear in adults. Diabetes in Children is also common these days. Many young kids have unhealthy lifestyles because of the environment where they live. It has happened since they were babies. Thus, diabetes could occur at a much younger age than
7 Bahaya Obesitas, Bisa Picu Kematian
7 Bahaya Obesitas, Bisa Picu Kematian — Obesitas bukan hanya sekedar masalah penampilan, melainkan masalah kesehatan yang serius dan jika tidak ditangani dapat berlanjut menimbulkan penyakit komplikasi yang menyebabkan kematian. Melansir dari Riset Kesehatan Dasar melalui CNN, jumlah penderita obesitas di tanah air selalu mengalami peningkatan. Pada 2018 sebanyak 21,8 persen masyarakat mengalami obesitas. Selain
Mengenal Diabetes Mellitus
Oleh dr. Ari Kurnianingrum Sp. PD Spesialis Penyakit Dalam di BIMC Hospital Nusa Dua Mengenal Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes mellitus (DM) sampai saat ini masih menjadi tantangan bagi masyarakat maupun tenaga kesehatan. Badan Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) memprediksi adanya peningkatan jumlah penyandang DM yang menjadi salah satu ancaman kesehatan global. WHO memprediksi kenaikan jumlah penyandang DM
How Parents Can Cut Down on a Child’s Obesity Risk
How Parents Can Cut Down on a Child’s Obesity Risk — There are specific, logical and straightforward actions parents can take to maintain children’s weight at healthy levels. Start by monitoring what your children are eating to prevent unhealthy weight gain. Keeping an eye on intake begins by ensuring they have a nutritious breakfast every
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day — World Diabetes Day is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign reaching a global audience of over one billion people in more than 160 countries. The campaign draws attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world and keeps diabetes firmly in the public and political spotlight. Nearly 16
The Breakfast and Diabetes Connection
Breakfast and Diabetes Connection — You’ve heard it often — “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” — and recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition backs up that claim for more reasons than we had thought. German researchers summarized that forgoing breakfast even on occasion is associated with a greater risk
Understanding Body Mass Index
Understanding Body Mass Index — BMI has two numbers that combine one’s weight with height to know whether a person has the correct weight for their height, which can also indicate how healthy they are. BMI is a screening tool that can reveal whether a person is underweight or if they have a healthy weight, excess
Weight Gain Linked to Sleep Loss
Weight Gain Linked to Sleep Loss — A recent study by Sweden’s Uppsala University indicates losing just one night of sleep could have an impact on one’s metabolism resulting in an increase in body weight. Previous epidemiological studies have shown that the risk for obesity and type-two diabetes is elevated in those who suffer from
Does the 8-Hour Diet Really Work?
A new diet program, otherwise known as 16:8, sees people eating for eight hours per day and fasting for 16 hours in a bid to kick their body into fat burning mode. Those who follow it likely eat breakfast at 10am, lunch at 2pm and dinner at 6pm and then have breakfast at 10am the
Indonesian Children Amongst Regions Obese
Indonesian Children Amongst Regions Obese — An alarming and widely circulated news report finds obesity rates among children in Asia-Pacific rising at a rapid rate with more action needed to encourage healthier lifestyles and ease pressure on fledgling health care systems. The number of overweight children under five rose 38 percent between 2000 and 2016
The Fantastic Health Facts of Fibre
The Fantastic Health Facts of Fibre — Multiple media outlets are once again running with a new medical research study on the health benefits of a high fibre diet and how proper gut bacteria can benefit overall health and prevent type-2 diabetes. According to New Scientist, Liping Zhao at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China
November 14: World Diabetes Day
The 2017 theme for World Diabetes Day is “Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future,” a campaign to promote the importance of affordable and equitable access for all women at risk for or living with diabetes. It is essential that all women are able to have access to diabetes medicines and
How Exercise Effects Your Metabolic Syndrome
Making an effort for daily exercise can reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in people who are seated for long periods throughout the day, a recent study concludes. Sedentary behavior and office work has been associated with an increased risk for metabolic syndrome, a cluster of unfavorable markers including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and
Measure Your Waistline Not Just Your Body Fat
Medical research now points out that fat around the waist has more visceral fat, which is located deep inside the abdominal cavity that surrounds the internal organs and is associated with chronic diseases namely diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, heart disease — even hormone-fueled cancers like those of the breast, colon, and prostate.
Visiting Bali with Diabetes
Some 10 percent of people with diabetes experience problems with diabetes control when traveling. Visit Bali and travel safely with these tips: Carry a doctor’s letter: your trip through airport security will go smoother if you plan ahead: Ask your doctor to write a letter alerting airport officials about your diabetes and your need to
March 9th World Kidney Day Theme: Kidney Disease & Obesity
According to the latest WHO data kidney disease deaths in Indonesia reached 41,042 at the same time evidence shows that obesity, which was previously a problem among high-income groups in the country, has spread across all income groups. Is there a relation? According to World Kidney Day website, obesity is a potent risk factor for
Simple Medicine: Walk to Improve Blood Sugar Levels
We are upright walking animals that are meant to amble and not just on a treadmill. A healthy walk after a meal, especially dinner before you sleep, reduces blood sugar levels that play a major role in managing type-2 diabetes. The American Association of Diabetes (AAD) and other world diabetes association underscore exercise, even
Harmful Beverages
Much like the anti-tobacco movement over the decades, Asia’s soda-guzzling nations are stepping up and taking notice, preparing to impose taxes on fizzy drinks in an effort to curb health issues that come with consumption of these sugary beverages. The giant global soda industry is under attack for good reason as doctors and policymakers are
Children and Diabetes
First the bad news The are two kinds of diabetes. But before explaining, it should be understood that the incidence in children is increasing in both types, especially in environments such as those found in Indonesia. The different types No point paraphrasing an expert source, so here is what www.webmd.com says: “In general, people with diabetes either