THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The mobile Sugar Testing and Review Clinic (STAR) rolled out by the HLL Lifecare Ltd in the capital city last May is proving to be a big hit, with more than 5,000 people having already availed of its services. HLL Lifecare had launched STAR as part of a nation-wide programme to create awareness about diabetes. The programme was an instant hit since its inception in May. The clinic on wheels circuits the city checking glucose levels and raising awareness about diabetes. “Daily, we get around 60-70 people in the city. The rush is almost unmanageable at times,” says Sheeja A, a lab technician associated with the project. The mobile clinic will be parked at main city centres, including Statue, East Fort and Palayam. Majority of the people who come to the mobile clinic are above 30. The attitude of the society towards diabetes is changing fast, with people realising the gravity of the disease. Most of the people who throng the clinic are aware that they are diabetic. Rajesh Divakaran, head of the Corporate Communication Department, HLL Lifecare, said that the mobile diabetic clinic is one of many projects of HLL Lifecare. In the second phase of the programme, HLL has plans to launch a nation-wide awareness programme which will be announced soon. Apart from STAR on wheels in the city, HLL has already launched STAR-Boat in Kuttanad. B Sreekumar, a resident of Kowdiar, was all praise for the clinic. ‘’I don’t get time to go to a hospital for the tests.” And saying that, he climbed on to his bike in haste, without glancing at the result. ‘’That is a routine sight. They are tensed to look at the results,” Sheeja said. Raji B, the other lab technician at the clinic, is entrusted with the job of instructing the patients about their diet and the need to exercise. ‘ ‘Include exercise in your daily schedule,” Raji advised a youth of about 26 who turned out to be a diabetic.
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