Diabetes: The Disease We Diagnose Too Late
January 22, 2026
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iabetes has become so common in the Philippines that it is often treated as inevitable—almost a rite of
iabetes has become so common in the Philippines that it is often treated as inevitable—almost a rite of
he Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) was designed as a major therapeutic intervention for a health system long
n this week’s issue, we highlight chronic kidney diseases, which is another silent but potentially life-threatening disease in
hristmas reminds us that care, compassion, and presence matter—especially in moments of illness. As doctors, we see this
he holiday season is a time for joy, reunion, and well-deserved rest. Tables are fuller, laughter is louder,
he Christmas season arrives with its familiar glow—parols lighting our streets, the scent of bibingka and puto bumbong
n this issue of H&L, we highlight one of the most common yet most overlooked illnesses affecting Filipino
e Filipinos know, perhaps more than most, what it means to live with storms. We live in an
n medicine, we talk endlessly about treatments, tests, and targets. But there is a kind of healing that
e often glorify those who burn the midnight oil — the executives who stay online past midnight, the
