Physical activities like walking can boost our overall health. Walking every day can help control blood sugar levels, which, in turn, can help you prevent diabetes.

GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute organized “Haato Bangla Haato”, a walkathon to raise awareness about Diabetes, from GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute. Actor Parambrata Chatterjee and Kanchan Mullick was present to flag off this walkathon along with other eminent dignitaries like Prof (Dr) Sukumar Mukherjee, Chairman & Senior Consultant Physician, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Prof (Dr) Shubhankar Chowdhury, HOD & Consultant Endocrinologist, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Dr Chandrachur Bhattacharyya, HOD & Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Dr Siddhartha Ghosh, HOD & Consultant Ophthalmologist, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Dr Sujoy Majumdar, HOD & Consultant Diabetologist, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Dr Saibal Chakraborty, HOD (Cardiology), Consultant Physician & Diabetologist, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Dr Subhasis Ganguly, HOD – General Medicine, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute, Ms Musrefa Hossain, CEO,GD Hospital  & Diabetes Institute and Dr Arindam Chanda, COO, GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute.

This walkathon witnessed the presence of several participants from different walks of life on Sunday morning to raise awareness on the need to fight and prevent diabetes. The main aim of organizing Haato Bangla Haato is to make people realize that walking is one of the most popular and widely recommended forms of physical activity for people with diabetes. It’s easy, relaxing and can be done practically anywhere and is highly effective at controlling blood glucose levels.

Haato Bangla Haato began its 1 km journey from the hospital traverse through Moulali, SN Banerjee Road, Wellington and concluded at GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute. The walkathon in Malda will be held on 24th November 2019.

Apart from this walkathon, the hospital has also introduced a ‘Diabetes Checkup on Wheels’ campaign across the city. This mobile Diabetes Care vehicle moved around the city and conducted free tests, vitals scan and tried to create awareness in detecting, managing and eliminating diabetes. On World Diabetes Day (14th November), GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute also offered GD Diabetes Monitoring Panel wherein the panel of tests was conducted at a nominal amount for the patients.