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Peer educators gather groups of patients regularly. All the measuring and checking and recording is a great way of getting people to interact and take ownership of the results of their control. Nobody is perfect and we all have our ups and downs.

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Help 250 Cambodian Diabetics from the city-slums

Cambodia Health

In 5 of Phnom Penh's slums trained diabetic peer educators show other diabetes patients how they too can successfully self-manage their disease. Two-thirds are women. They organize low-cost outpatient care, supply of prescription medication, eye-checks and lab tests for all diabetes patients who are registered. Membership is free. The 250 poorest diabetics who still cannot cope with the costs get special vouchers. These entitle them to a 70% discount on their monthly pharmacy bills.

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