Jakarta – In commemoration of World Diabetes Day 2021, Tropicana Slim was held #Hands4Diabetes2021 Online Festival, in a mission to make Indonesian people be more aware to prevent and fight diabetes, especially during this pandemic. The theme of #Hands4Diabetes2021 Online Festival is “Dukung Diabetesi di Masa Pandemi”. There were two activities, educative and interactive, starting with educatve session meet the doctor with dr. Martha Rosana, SpPD, sharing and testimonial session with Sobat Diabet community, and gymnastic online session in 52 cities troughout Indonesia.

Tropicana Slim also engaged everyone to show support to people with diabetes by posted smilling hand to social media platforms with hashtag #Hans4Diabetes2021. For every post, Tropicana Slim will donate to help and support the Sobat Diabetes community community program, in order to prevent diabetes in Indonesia.

Noviana Halim, the brand manager of Tropicana Slim said, “For almost 50 years existing and consistent to inspire people to have a healthy life, Tropicana Slim believes that doing a healthy lifestyle is the best way to prevent and fight diabetes, especially during this pandemic era. Pandemic makes people, also those people with diabetes, limited to do some check-up routine and having safe health services. Considering the fact that covid-19 has the worst effect on those with diabetes. Therefore, people with diabetes should be more aware with the importance of diabetes management from home”

“This is why in commemoration of World Diabetes Day 2021, theme of the event was “Dukung Diabetasi di Masa Pandemi” in #Hands4Diabetes2021 Online Festival, to invite family as the main support system and showing  their care and support to the family members that have diabetes. Self-management education is becoming the most important factor, to ensure that diabetes management is right, including reducing the sugar consumed, choosing healthier nutrition, and body exercise to support the life quality of people with diabetes,” added Noviana.

Agreed with Noviana, dr. Martha Rosana, SpPD as the staff division of RSCM-FKUI said, “limitations during pandemic were made self-management of those with diabetes is important. Therefore, those with diabetes need to have access to trusted information to add their knowlegde about self-management. Research from the World Health Organization showed how self-management education could be useful to improve glycemic control in thos with diabetes. Therefore, we really appreciate #Hands4Diabetes2021 campaign from Tropicana Slim that involves RSCM-FKUI to help educate the public to get trusted information about self-management diabetes.”

“Diabetic management can include some important points, such as healthy eating scheme, physical exercise routine, medicine consumption and use of insulin as recommended by the doctor, regularly check blood sugar levels and feet condition, and maintain emosional health. Beside that, self-management on those with diabetes still need help and support from medical staff. And for that, those with diabetes suggested to call doctor or medical staff with a telemedicine center if they are concerned about their condition or experiencing health problems”, added dr. Martha Rosana, SpPD.

On this #Hands4Diabetes2021 online festival, Tropicana Slim collaborated with Sobat Diabetes, which is a community of young people to improve awareness to prevent and fight diabetes. Dr. Rudy Kurniawan, Sp.PD, founder of Sobat Diabetes community said, “Support from the environtments are really important to heal those with diabetes. One of the factors that affect the level of compliance diabetics in carrying out a healthy lifestyle is social support, both from family and closest people. Social support could be beneficial to reduce stress, increasing self awareness level, and support unhealthy lifestyle changes. Besides, conditions from family, such as warmth, acceptance, and intimacy are helping diabeticcs to be more enthusiastic in maintaining their health”.

“Several things to do in order to supporting diabetics, such as showing empatics to conquer stressness that could give negative effects to blood sugar control, joining the healthy lifestyle, participating body exercise routine, and do not so interfere their problems that could start conflicts, that potentially disturb diabetics to take care of themselves,” added dr. Rudy.

Last but not least, people with diabetes should have commitment and spirit to have a healthier life, by maintaining their sugar and calories intake. To make it easier for people with diabetes and their families to get a choice of sugar-free, free/low fat, and high-tasting products to support a healthy lifestyle for Indonesian families, Tropicana Slim collaborated with Lazada as the strategic partner e-commerce to give special offer to Indonesia family along November this year. Visit NutriMart, official store Tropicana Slim at Lazada application to get special prices.