{"id":11683,"date":"2024-04-19T18:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicare-asia.com\/?p=11683"},"modified":"2024-04-26T18:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:24:36","slug":"common-chronic-conditions-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/common-chronic-conditions-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Chronic Conditions in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11683\" class=\"elementor elementor-11683\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9120b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9120b\" 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-44ffdb9\" data-id=\"44ffdb9\" 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-01249d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01249d0\" 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;\">A chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Chronic diseases tend to occur in older adults and can usually be controlled but not cured. The most common types of chronic disease are cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.<\/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-3443f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3443f58\" 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\">What are the most common chronic diseases in Singapore?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d7589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66d7589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Hypertension or High Blood Pressure<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351236f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"351236f\" 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;\">High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, refers to a condition in which blood is pumped throughout the body at a higher pressure. It is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting many Singaporeans. The higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk of developing other health issues such as heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.<\/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-c42ce62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42ce62\" 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-medium\">Causes of high blood pressure\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454f084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"454f084\" 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<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unhealthy lifestyle choices such as smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family history<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing health issues such as diabetes and high cholesterol<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obesity<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcohol Consumption<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stress<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregnancy (also known as Gestational Hypertension)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b382406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b382406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Diabetes mellitus<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c753b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c753b9e\" 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;\">Diabetes, also known as Diabetes Mellitus, is a condition where one\u2019s blood glucose levels are higher than normal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glucose is the type of sugar that exists in our blood and is the main source of energy for our body. It is derived from carbohydrates which are found in foods such as rice, noodles, bread, and sugar.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with diabetes have high levels of glucose in their blood because their bodies are unable to process the glucose. This can be due to a lack of insulin being produced by the body (Type 1 diabetes) or their body cells having developed a resistance to insulin (Type 2 diabetes).<\/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-961de6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"961de6f\" 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-medium\">Symptoms of diabetes<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a2c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a2c7e\" 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<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent urination<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive thirst<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight loss despite eating well<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extreme fatigue<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sores that don\u2019t heal<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blurry vision<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9900275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9900275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">High Cholesterol \n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc00a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc00a8\" 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;\">Cholesterol travels through your blood, attached to proteins. The cholesterol and proteins combination are referred to as a lipoprotein. There are different types of cholesterol, based on what the lipoprotein carries. One type of cholesterol is the \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol, which is also known as Low-density lipoprotein (LDL). LDLs are responsible for causing plaque to build up in your arteries. Having too many of them can lead to heart problems over time.<\/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-efddaf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efddaf1\" 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;\">Your body produces all the LDL (bad) cholesterol it requires. Unhealthy lifestyle or genetics can cause your body to produce more LDL cholesterol than it requires. <\/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-22cd4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22cd4b4\" 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-medium\">Lifestyle factors include:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d5593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d5593\" 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<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being too stressed<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drinking too much alcohol<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedentary lifestyle<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor diet<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6e3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c6e3c1\" 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-medium\">Symptoms of high cholesterol <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66c87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c66c87b\" 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;\">High cholesterol does not usually cause symptoms. You can only find out if you have it from a blood test.<\/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-294c790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"294c790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eb669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37eb669\" 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 obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems. It is sometimes called emphysema or chronic bronchitis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In people with COPD, the lungs can get damaged or clogged with phlegm. Symptoms include cough, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing and tiredness.<\/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-5060252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5060252\" 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;\">Smoking and air pollution are the most common causes of COPD. People with COPD are at higher risk of other health problems.<\/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-1bc10a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc10a3\" 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;\">COPD is not curable but symptoms can improve if one avoids smoking and exposure to air pollution and gets vaccines to prevent infections. It can also be treated with medicines, oxygen and pulmonary rehabilitation.<\/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-a38c50d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a38c50d\" 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-medium\">Symptoms of COPD<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09dba7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09dba7f\" 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<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty breathing<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic cough (sometimes with phlegm)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COPD symptoms can get worse quickly. These are called flare-ups. These usually last for a few days and often require additional medicine.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a363a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a363a\" 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;\">References: <a href=\"https:\/\/healthwaymedical.com\/chronic-disease-management\/\">HealthwayMedical<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-(copd)\">WHO<\/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>A chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Chronic diseases tend to occur in older adults and can usually be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[85,84,86],"class_list":["post-11683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cdmp","tag-chronic","tag-chronic-conditions","tag-chronic-disease"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10.png",1080,1080,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10.png",1080,1080,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10.png",1080,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10-300x300.png",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10-1024x1024.png",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10.png",1080,1080,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10.png",1080,1080,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vanda-Featured-Images-10-12x12.png",12,12,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/author\/malik\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/category\/cdmp\/\" rel=\"category tag\">CDMP<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"A chronic condition is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Chronic diseases tend to occur in older adults and can usually be&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11683"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12043,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11683\/revisions\/12043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}