<p>Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram, himself a diabetic, launched the clinic at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here.<br /><br />Sharing his own experience, Akram said, "I am a diabetic since the age of 29. I have played a lot of cricket after being diagnosed with diabetes.<br /><br />"I am 44 now, and all these years what I have learnt is how to manage life to stay fit," the cricketer said.<br /><br />He advised fellow diabetics to listen to the doctors. "The problem with us is that we don't consult the doctor, prefer to listen to the next guy who may be a driver," he added.<br /><br />Preetha Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Group, spoke on the necessity of tackling the trend of non- communicable diseases, including diabetes. India has an estimated 50.8 million diabetes patients.<br /><br />"The Sugar clinic is a new development in the treatment process of diabetes that will be offering integrated solution to manage the disease," Reddy said.<br /><br />Akram also met a group of kids diagnosed with diabetes on the occasion.</p>
<p>Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram, himself a diabetic, launched the clinic at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here.<br /><br />Sharing his own experience, Akram said, "I am a diabetic since the age of 29. I have played a lot of cricket after being diagnosed with diabetes.<br /><br />"I am 44 now, and all these years what I have learnt is how to manage life to stay fit," the cricketer said.<br /><br />He advised fellow diabetics to listen to the doctors. "The problem with us is that we don't consult the doctor, prefer to listen to the next guy who may be a driver," he added.<br /><br />Preetha Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Group, spoke on the necessity of tackling the trend of non- communicable diseases, including diabetes. India has an estimated 50.8 million diabetes patients.<br /><br />"The Sugar clinic is a new development in the treatment process of diabetes that will be offering integrated solution to manage the disease," Reddy said.<br /><br />Akram also met a group of kids diagnosed with diabetes on the occasion.</p>