For the treatment of patients with diabetes in the southern Urals sent more than 1.5 billion rubles

For nine months of 2026, 165.6 thousand residents of the Chelyabinsk region with diabetes received medical care under the MHI policy. To pay for treatment and examinations, the territorial fund of compulsory medical insurance sent more than 1.5 billion rubles.

The data are published ahead of World Diabetes Day, which is celebrated on November 14.

Diabetes mellitus is dangerous primarily consequences for health. Among the possible complications, doctors call heart attacks, strokes, damage to the vessels of the lower extremities, vision problems and renal failure.

Some of the risks can be identified in advance. For timely diagnosis of the disease itself and the factors of its development, doctors recommend medical examination.

Patients with an already established diagnosis under the MHI policy are available for dispensary observation. In some cases, the state of health can be monitored remotely.

In addition, the program provides consultations with a therapist, endocrinologist, ophthalmologist, neurologist and other specialists. Some techniques are carried out using telemedicine technologies.

The list of free examinations includes blood tests, including glycated hemoglobin, general and biochemical tests, and urine tests.

For medical reasons, patients are prescribed an ECG, ultrasound, echocardiography, vascular examinations and other diagnostic procedures.

If necessary, patients can receive specialized, including high-tech, medical care.

A separate direction is the school of diabetes. There, patients are taught to independently control the disease, monitor their health and reduce the likelihood of complications.

Assistance to patients with diabetes is also provided by the federal project “Fighting diabetes”, which is part of the national project “Long and active life”.