KATHMANDU: World Diabetes Day was celebrated with the slogan ‘Act Today to Change Tomorrow’ to increase awareness about diabetes this week.

In Nepal, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology organised a Diabetic Retinopathy Awareness Week from November 4 to 10 and Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy awareness session on November 14 at TIO.

The programme was held by conducting Urea and Keratinine tests on patients to detect diabetic nephropathy.

During the awareness week, as many as 94 diabetes patients benefited from the service.