Managing diabetes – Self monitoring blood glucose

Pharmaceutical company, My Pharmacy teamed up with Accu Chek to organize a health seminar by speaker Jacki Siew.  

The interactive seminar was very informative, and participants were very involved with the seminar from beginning to end.

Diabetic patients were advised to monitor their intake of food so as to self monitor their glucose level.

They were given a check list each, to help them tabulated their glucose level before and after every meal.

Jacki Siew also talked on her personal experiences with the people under her care.  She advised the audience to look out for symptoms, such as red veins in the eyes which might rapture if not taken care of in the early stage.

Participants were treated to a light lunch and were given discounts on the products displayed.

Video by: Christine Leong, Citizen Journalists Malaysia