Health & diabetes
screening
Aimed at people who would otherwise never get checked.
Detection is the whole battle
A blood sugar test takes a minute and costs almost nothing. The gap our camps close is between how easy the test is, and how few people take it.
India carries one of the largest diabetes burdens in the world, and a very large share of people living with it do not know. The disease is quiet for years; by the time symptoms force a visit to a doctor, damage to eyes, kidneys and nerves is often already underway.
What we do
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Diabetes screening camps
Free blood sugar testing, open to anyone, with counselling on what the result means and what to do next.
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General health camps
Blood pressure, BMI and basic checks alongside the sugar test, run with volunteer doctors and local hospitals.
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Follow-up
A number on a slip of paper helps nobody on its own. Where a reading is concerning, we make sure the person knows where to go next.
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Awareness
Talks and material in Kannada and English on diet, activity and what the early warning signs look like.
Why a camp is worth it
Our work so far
Lions Club Konankunte is compiling the dated record: how many were screened, and how many were referred for treatment. It will be published here, counted and correct, rather than estimated.
The next camp
Come to the next health camp.
Dates are set a few weeks ahead. Ring the club and we will tell you when and where the next one is.
Three ways to help