{"id":11183,"date":"2024-04-04T12:50:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T04:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicare-asia.com\/?p=11183"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:46:03","slug":"chronic-disease-screening-for-screen-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/chronic-disease-screening-for-screen-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Disease Screening for Screen For Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11183\" class=\"elementor elementor-11183\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb13c97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb13c97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7361582\" data-id=\"7361582\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bddada elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bddada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Screen for Life (SFL), screening for chronic diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and obesity. To screen for diabetes and high blood cholesterol, a fasting venous blood test (where blood is drawn from the arm vein) will be used to check your blood sugar and cholesterol levels.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68a556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c68a556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Why should I screen for chronic diseases?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d170ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d170ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol may be \u201csilent\u201d in the early stages \u2013 you may have the condition but have no symptoms and still feel completely well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular screening can help you detect these conditions early, reducing the chances of cardiovascular complications such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure. This allows for earlier and therefore more effective treatment and management. Screening can also give you peace of mind if you get a normal result and know that you do not have the disease.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd53b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fd53b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What are the screening tests under chronic disease screening?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4399dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4399dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Screen for Life, screening for chronic diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and obesity.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To screen for diabetes and high blood cholesterol, a fasting venous blood test (where blood is drawn from the arm vein) will be used to check your blood sugar and cholesterol levels. There is also an alternative non-fasting blood test available which is more convenient for health screening. Ask your doctor about the non-fasting blood test to find out if the test is suitable for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To screen for high blood pressure, a blood pressure test is used to measure the pressure in your arteries as your heart pumps. As part of the measuring process, the blood pressure cuff will be wrapped around your arm.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To screen for obesity, height and weight (to calculate the Body Mass Index, BMI), and waist circumference will be measured.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91aeac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b91aeac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reference: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthhub.sg\/programmes\/screen_for_life\/sfl-faqs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HealthHub<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5e318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a5e318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Articles<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b7b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86b7b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/medishield-life-by-central-provident-fund-cpf\/\">Medishield Life by Central Provident Fund (CPF)<\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/chronic-disease-management-cdm-in-singapore-polyclinics\/\">Chronic Disease Management (CDM) in Singapore Polyclinics<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/chronic-disease-management-cdm-in-singapore-polyclinics\/\">National Immunisation Programme in Singapore<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under Screen for Life (SFL), screening for chronic diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and obesity. To screen for diabetes and high blood cholesterol, a fasting venous blood test (where blood is drawn from the arm vein) will be used to check your blood sugar and cholesterol levels. 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