More than 2.3 million people in Taiwan live with diabetes, which also means 1 out of 10 people is diagnosed with diabetes. The proportion of diabetes patients in Taiwan is higher than that in Japan and Korea. 10 thousand deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in Taiwan. No matter what kind of disease, it is important to support preventions, early diagnosis, and good management to greatly reduce the risk. Let’s take a look at if you or your family members are among the high risk population!
炎熱天氣就是需要來一杯冰涼飲料，生活中手搖杯飲料隨處可見，也相當多元豐富，您是不是常常克制不住飲品的誘惑？另一方面，又擔心血糖問題呢？時常讓自己陷入心中矛盾的拉鋸戰。告訴大家，糖尿病人注意幾個原則的掌握，也可以享受喝飲料的暢快感。
每年秋、冬季，因東北季風盛行，若風力不夠強，到中南部後易受中央山脈阻隔，尤其台灣西半部、嘉南平原因位在中央山脈背風面，污染物更容易滯留累積。令人擔心的是過去空汙季為每年10月到隔年3月較為明顯，但近兩年空污季有提前趨勢，約9月中旬就開始影響。
近日，韓星鐘鉉因憂鬱症而燒炭輕生，「憂鬱症」的話題再次引發人們深思及重視。根據世界衛生組織統計，全球每10個人就有1人曾經有重度憂鬱，且繼癌症、愛滋病後，憂鬱症已成世紀三大疾病之一。憂鬱症是情緒障礙，各大醫院的精神科門診人數每年大幅成長，主要是社會壓力增大，但只有5%的憂鬱症患者會主動就醫，且70％的自殺者也都為此疾病所苦。難道我們就任由憂鬱症找上我們嗎？三個小秘訣可以預防情緒失控：
It is getting more and more popular for the low-GI diet in Taiwan. The low-glycemic (FI) diet is based on the concept of the glycemic index (GI). Study shows that low-GI diet may result in weight loss, reduce blood sugar levels and lower the risks of metabolic syndrome and lower heart disease.
