Experts at The Hindu’s wellness webinar stress the need to safeguard vascular health
Medical experts at a wellness webinar emphasized the importance of vascular health, particularly for India's large diabetic population. Doctors highlighted the link between diabetes and vascular disease, advocating for early detection and lifestyle changes to prevent complications like amputations.
Why it matters
Addressing vascular health is critical for public health in India, where diabetes prevalence is high and often leads to severe, preventable complications.
The month of August marks the observation of vascular health awareness, and on the eve of Vascular Disease Awareness Day, which falls on August 6, doctors from Kauvery Hospital stressed the need to safeguard vascular health, a growing concern in India, in light of its massive diabetes burden. The doctors were speaking at a webinar of The Hindu Wellness Series on ‘Vascular Health: Prevention, Healing and Limb Protection’ held on Wednesday (August 5, 2026).
N. Sekar, chief vascular and endovascular surgeon, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, gave an overview of the need to understand vascular health and create awareness about it. He explained the link between diabetes and vascular disease, noting that the length of time a person lived with diabetes increased the risk of vascular disease and highlighted that an amputation-free Tamil Nadu campaign had been started to help bring down the number of amputations.
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