Prevention is and has always been better than cure.
And that seemed to be the inspiration behind the latest launch of indigenous and affordable diabetes testing kit (Glucometer/screening meter) - "Suchek" coupled with test strip 'QuickcheQ' by the Health Ministry.
Advantages
- The detection kit will go a long way in making mass screening and detection easy and feasible in the country with an estimated 65 million diabetics.
- Furthermore, it will also enable 77 million people at pre-diabetes stage to fight it off by modifying their lifestyle.
- As of now, diabetics have to buy expensive test strips to find out their sugar level.
- The cost will come down to mere 2-4 Rupees down from 18-35.
- Likewise glucometer Suchek can be bought for anything between Rs. 500 and 1,000 as against earlier 1,000-2,500.
Manufacturers
- Both have been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai and the Birla Institute of Technology, Hyderabad with funding from the Indian Council of Medical Research.
- These will be manufactured by Biosense Technologies and will be available in the open market in the next six months.
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