Your Life Is In Your Hand

He stopped studying after he crossed 17 years of age, and became the sole bread winner of the family. He did not know if his father had diabetes along with high blood pressure and he never considered himself to be at risk of these diseases. He lived happily in oblivion until one day his close friend tested borderline positive for diabetes.

He had just become aware of the complications, effects and risk factors of diabetes and high blood pressure.

How many of us are lucky enough to learn of the warning signs on time! Well, we can be, if we understand the signs and symptoms of non-communicable diseases and understand that we can change potentially unhealthy habits such as leading a sedentary lifestyle or using tobacco to delay or prevent onset of non-communicable diseases

This made him think, "what if I too developed diabetes". He also
thought of increased burden on his family income, which
will become even more strained if he had to buy
regular medicines.