jguru wrote:lietmach wrote:I am privy to current research showing that one in every 6 Kenyans above 35 yrs living in urban slums (eg Korogocho) has diabetes or hypertension as compared to one for every 13 with HIV/TB. And that's just the slums. When was the last time YOU were 'measured'? Ama unangoja stroke na heart attack

- considering that most of us are becoming economically affluent with the high sugar/fat nutrition, sedentary lifestyle and higher stress?
Times have changed. Diabetes/Hypertension are no longer diseases of the rich anymore. The poorer a society the higher the risk of disease.
Actually if you saw the news clip of the lady who has been petitioning doctors about her young husbands "mysterious death at the hand of doctors", that seemed like a case of what is known as
hypertensive emergency, some erstwhile "healthy young plumpish" fellow takes himself to hospital with BP out of control, then he dies, pima BP then start taking the right measures, like basking in the sun, exercise, sleeping enough, eating right and drinking hibiscus tea if you want, WHO says its like 50% of Kenyan adults( had posted on the same earlier), it must be worse in Nairobi than ocha, i guess over 30years in Nairobi is like 60%, greasy chicken, Nyama Choma na chips
Ras Kienyeji Man