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NEW DELHI: The Government of NCT of Delhi is promoting diabetes awareness, including the causes, symptoms, complications and treatments associated with this unpleasant condition, as knowledge is key to its prevention, said Delhi Health Minister, Mr Satyendar Jain, at an ASSOCHAM event 'Prevention and Wellness' held in New Delhi.

Mr Jain informed: “Apart from raising diabetes awareness, the Delhi Government is also treating patients suffering from diabetes free of cost at its hospitals and mohalla clinics.”

“Promoting awareness about the need for changing lifestyle habits such as eating a healthier diet, indulging in physical activity, reducing screen time and others would help us in ensuring that we keep diabetes at bay,” added the Minister.

He said that a myth is being spread that diabetes is incurable, which is totally untrue, and people need to be made aware that it can be cured if they tweak their lifestyle and make healthier food choices.

On increasing pollution level, Mr Jain said, “We have taken a lot of strict measures to cut pollution - earlier lakhs of diesel generators used to operate across the city during power outage. We also came up with rule to cover construction sites to curb pollution, issued challans to stop polluting vehicles from plying on the city roads.”

Mr Anil Rajput, chairman, ASSOCHAM CSR Council, said, “Diabetes is a killer, a monster that possesses the capability to bring a person's confidence and health to a screeching halt. However, it is also a fact that if countered with proper medication, one can lead a normal life despite being diabetic.”