Medisana Upcoming In East Asian Countries

The manufacturer of diabetic products called Medisana is now expanding to East Asia. They already export to Malaysia and Singapore, and are planning to expand even more at the end of 2013. Medisana said this during a press conference which is given last week in Munich. They have a high market share in the European countries. America is still unknown for the company, since the competition there is very high. Gmate has a large market share in America, but still has difficulties with the Asian market. This also affected the decision of Medisana to focus on the Asian market.

Medisana and the Asian Market

The Asian market is rather easy compared to the European market. They Asian population is more like the American population. Almost solely focused on consumption, they rather spend than save. This is very different from the European approach. Where people save a lot and consume carefully. In the city centres of Asian cities you find a lot of shopping malls. The centres are almost solely focused on the shopping experience. That is also a reason why "shopping" scores high points when Asian people go on holiday. For Europeans this is more culture and food instead of buying stuff.

How is Medisana Going to Attract New Customers?

The products need to be exported to Asia, which means extra costs. But they have to sell them for a lower price to attract new consumers. This is exactly what Medisana is doing. They give discounts or for example sell a cheap glucose meter and expensive test strips. Still, a lot of consumers fall for this kind of marketing. Medisana currently has Asian managers who make sure the operation goes as planned. With this, they also gained knowledge of the Asian markets which makes it easier to implement new managing styles.

Diabetes Conference Malaysia

With the growing diabetes problem in Malaysia, doctors from all over the world visit Malaysia at the end of the week. There is a big diabetes conference which is held in Kuala Lumpur. The city is known for rising diabetic problems. Mostly, because of the sweet food that Malaysians eat. Besides that, also western influences are a key part to the high number. Fast food chains rapidly appear and create problems. Especially Malaysians are a risk group, since they have the largest number of diabetics.

To make it easier for patients, they created a diabetes webshop. It is easy to order and the Malaysians receive their products at home. Herewith they want to stimulate people with diabetes to order their products (on time).

Diabetes In The Last Decade

The number of diabetics really changed in the last decade. It grew from around 8 percent till 15 percent. The government is warning the population with the rising number and is also informing them. Special "diabetes nights" are organised to inform poor people, because for them it is risky to get diabetes. Most of the times, they cannot afford the medicines and diabetic products. Therefore, they should prevent that they get the disease. There are a lot of poor people who died because they could not afford the medicines.

Diabetes In The ASEAN Countries

Looking at every country in the ASEAN, Malaysia has by far the highest percentage of diabetic patients. At the moment it is almost 17 percent, and still rising. Also, there are a lot of undiagnosed people with diabetes. Especially poor people, who do not visit a doctor.

This is bad for the economy and the health of the country. The economy of Malaysia has a rising GDP of about 5% a year and is thriving to be a developed country. But, with this, the costs are higher than only money. People get diabetes and get sick because of the rapid rise of fast food and bad Malaysian food.

Sankom Swiss Diet Kit

The Sankom Swiss Diet Kit is not only suited for diabetic patients, but also for people with obesity. Besides that, it can also be used by regular people since it is healthy to stay thin. This product is developed in Switzerland by several doctors. They worked hard to create this product. It is proven that users can loose 3.1 kilograms in just 4 weeks. Sounds amazing right?

How Does The Swiss Diet Kit Work?

It consist out of chewable gums. Those need to be used before you have a meal. It is essential to drink a glass of water after it. Because the fiber in the gum then expands. With this, you loose your appetite and you will eat less. This means less calories and less food.

When Can You See Result?

Usage of the Sankom Swiss Diet Kit is a good way to loose weight. Usage of the gums is only for a period of 4 weeks. After that, the result is a fact. On average users loose 3.1 kilograms. Of course, this depends on your exercise and food pattern. It is still important to eat healthy and exercise a lot. When exercising a lot the result will be even better.

Where Can I Get The Swiss Diet Kit?

The Swiss Diet Kit is available in Malaysia. At the moment, it can only be bought at the National Diabetes Institutes webshop. It is called NADI Shoppe. The product is imported from Switzerland, that is why it is only available here. Other companies will follow with importing the product soon.

The New Gmate Smart

Last wednesday, Gmate introduced its new glucose meter. It is an updated version from their bestseller, the Gmate Smart. When the first version came out, it was revolutionary device. It could work together with an application that is running on your iDevice. With this, you could easily measure your blood glucose level and blood sugar level. Besides that, it also tracked your measurements. It saves them onto a logbook and compares them. When a result is different from the other ones, it gives a notification.

Gmate Smart Makes It Easy To Connect

All the data is stored on your iDevice, and is always accessible. It is also easy to share it with your friends, fellow diabetics, doctor and health insurance. With this, less doctor visits are needed. The doctor can monitor your health from a distance. It saves time, costs and effort. Besides that, the health insurance also knows your measurements which is easy when you need care.

Why Choose The Gmate Smart Meter?

The Gmate Smart meter is expensive compared to other glucose meters. Why should you buy it? The conventional glucose meters are simple and minimalistic. You need to write your own logbook and share it with the doctor. Sometimes it is even necessary to visit the doctor. Eventually, you would save time and costs when choosing the Gmate.

Necessities

When you want to use your Gmate Smart, you need an iDevice. This means an iPad, iPhone or iPod. Without any of those, you cannot use it. This is the only struggle for the company at the moment. The new version will be launched in the beginning of 2014. The new model will make it possible to use it on Windows Phone and Android as well. This means a bigger target market, and more convinced customers in the future.

Diabetes Is Changing Malaysia

Setitis Sweetener is changing Malaysia. Obviously, Malaysians love food. Really much. But they do not watch their food pattern good enough. There is a lot of obesity and also diabetes in the country. The cause of this is sugar. Malaysian, Indian and Chinese food contain lots of sugar. Besides that, the western companies also contribute to the problem. In Malaysia there is a lot of fast food available, such as MC Donalds. In the last decade, the rise of diabetic patients in Malaysia rose to an astonishing 15 percent. Ten years ago, this was only 4 percent.

Diabetes And Economic Development

When we look at the economic developments in Malaysia, we see a GDP that is rising quickly every year. This is also happening with the obesity and diabetes numbers. Could we say there is a connection? Yes we can. Because with economic development, comes more money. Malaysian are unknown with spending and are consuming a lot. They do not save like people do in Europe. We can see a connection also with the USA. There, people do not save and consume. They consume even money they do not have yet, with their credit cards.

Because the GDP is rising and Malaysia is thriving to be a developed nation, a lot of western companies are established here. With this comes the western influence of cheap fast food and other food that is unhealthy. The Malaysian food already was unhealthy and this is not helping the population to stay healthy.

At the moment, Malaysia has the highest number of diabetic patients compared to all the ASEAN countries. This needs to change, a statement from the Malaysian government says. But how is this change going to happen?

How Can Setitis Solve The Diabetic Problem

A new product, and hopefully rescue, on the Malaysian market is the Setitis one-drop sweetener. This is a substitute for sugar and can be used in both meals and drinks. Researchers have worked hard on this product to get it optimal. Now, it is 300 times stronger than sugar. This means you only need a small drop of the sweetener to let it do it’s work.

Hereby, Malaysians consume less sugar. Which helps lower the blood sugar level. But also, makes the chance on obesity and diabetes lower.

Diabetes Webshop In Malaysia

There are a lot of people in Malaysia who suffer from diabetes. The National Diabetes Institute wants to make the life of those patients easier. They do this with their diabetes webshop. On the webshop, products can be ordered concerning diabetes and food supplements. They will be send to the home address of the patient. This is more convenient, because they do not need to visit the pharmacy any longer. This results in less stress, and more free time to do fun stuff.