Apollo Sugar Clinics ltd (ASCl), a subsidiary of Apollo Health & lifestyle (AHll), one of the leading specialty clinics for diabetes unveiled its first Centre at Shankar Nagar, in Raipur on Sunday. Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education, Commercial Tax and Urban Development Amar Agrawal and Raipur City Mayor Pramod Dubey were present on the occasion.
In line with concentrated efforts towards controlling the burgeoning diabetes epidemic –both globally and in India, Apollo Sugar will offer easy access to an integrated diabetes care solution within a clinical infrastructure, a company press release issued on Sunday stated. Designed to provide the best standards of services and facilities for diabetes care, Apollo Sugar is equipped with highly trained, experienced and compassionate team of doctor and dieticians, it stated.
Gagan Bhalla, Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Sugar said, “Apollo Sugar endeavours to equip common man with all that is required – information, diagnosis, care and holistic management - to fight this epidemic. Studies show that the average cost incurred by urban Indians in managing diabetes is approximately Rs 30,000 a year. This cost multiplies by about 10 to 18 times to approximately 5.4 lakhs owing to late diagnosis.
Today more than 300 million people live with diabetes and no country – rich or poor – is immune from this devastating disease. With its latest cutting edge technology & unmatched levels of medical expertise, Apollo Sugar aims to serve 1 billion Indians in 5 years & help arrest the spread of diabetes related complications, he said.
“The population of people with diabetes in India is very high and many patients are even unaware about their condition. The key to successfully living with a disorder like diabetes is regular monitoring, assessment and adherence to prescribed, Bhalla said. Medications and lifestyle related modifications. Effective screening and treatment of diabetes is an important priority and Apollo Sugar is making constant efforts to ensure easy access to advanced treatments for diabetes management, he said.