Campaign to spread awareness on diabetes

With this in mind, a campaign titled ‘Let’s Defeat Diabetes’ was launched in the city to help people understand the risk of diabetes and join the crusade to defeat diabetes. 

Stating that it is essential that people understand their risk of diabetes, Dr V Mohan, Chairman, Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre which launched the campaign, said, “With this campaign, we want to spread awareness as diabetes is taken very lightly in our country even though it is the seventh leading cause of death in India. The progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes can be stalled successfully if the individual adopts a simple BLUE formula, that is - Blood Checks, Lifestyle changes, Understanding food and Exercise. With a proper treatment plan and lifestyle modification, patients can live a long and disease-free life. However, it can all be achieved only through awareness.”

“To be a part of the ‘Let’s Defeat Diabetes’ campaign, individuals can log on to the website www.letsdefeatdiabetes.com to take the pledge. There will also be on ground interactions with experts, walkathons, diet and exercise sessions,” he said, ahead of World Diabetes Day to be observed on Tuesday.