Media release
Mangaluru, Nov 14: Unity Hospital, Falnir, Mangaluru in association with Dakshina Kannada Indian Red Cross Society organised a free blood sugar test and a diabetes check-up camp on Monday, November 14 at Kadri Park here from 6 am on the occasion of World Diabetes Day.
Nearly 200 people availed themselves of the offer, a majority of them being the morning walkers at Kadri Park. Those who had a high risk of BP/Diabetes were educated about controlling their eating habits and maintain a lifestyle that includes exercising regularly and walking.
Dr Sachidanand Rai, orthopaedic surgeon, Unity Hospital; Ashfaq Habeeb, executive director, Unity Hospital; Devaraj B, general manager-operations, Unity Hospital; Deepak Shetty, assistant marketing manager, Unity Hospital; Prakash Pinto, laboratory supervisor, Unity Hospital; C A Shantharam Shetty, chairman, DK Red Cross Society; Kusumakar, secretary, DK RCS and Ravindranath, advisor-DK RCS among others were present.
The project was initiated and fully supported by Dr C P Habeeb Rahman, chairman & medical director of Unity Care and Health Services Pvt Ltd.
Students of Unity Academy of Education Institute of Nursing Science, Mangaluru helped in the check-up process, and also held placards related to diet food, precautions, lifestyle, diabetes symptoms etc.
People who availed themselves of this free service appreciated and thanked the management and organisers of Unity Hospital for their kind gesture.