To present the campaign and the "Diabetes Hunters" team in each region, we decided to hold a series of events dedicated to the prevention and early diagnosis of diabetes. To attract the attention of the media, the medical community, and stakeholders, we conducted blood glucose level testing for journalists and residents of the regional center.
On the night of February 24, 2022, our team went to Kherson to do the same. But a full-scale war began in Ukraine.
The war forced the team to reformat their work and focus on helping those who need it most. We went to the regions to check the blood sugar levels of internally displaced persons. This marked the beginning of further screening campaigns, which our "hunters" conducted independently in IDP centers, enterprises, and more.
In a few months of work, the project team tested 1,366 people, of whom 10-12% had elevated blood sugar levels. As expected, these people very rarely or never checked it.