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{{short description|Indian health care companies}}

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{{Infobox company
| name = Apollo Sugar Clinics Limited
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| type = Public Company
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| foundation = {{Start date|2012|06|11}}
| founder = [[Apollo Hospitals]]
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| location_country = India
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| key_people = Sangita Reddy (Chairman)<br />Dr. Shailesh Ayyangar (MD)<br />Dr. Hari Prasad (President)<br />Mr. Neeraj Rameshwar Garg (CEO)<br />Gagan Bhalla (CEO)<ref>{{cite web |title=APOLLO SUGAR CLINICS LIMITED – Company, directors and contact details {{!}} Zauba Corp |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/Apollo-Sugar-Clinics-Limited/U85110TG2012PLC081384 |website=www.zaubacorp.com |language=en}}</ref>
| industry = [[Healthcare]]
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| services = [[Diabetes]]
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| homepage = {{URL|https://apollosugar.com}}
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'''Apollo Sugar Clinics Limited''' is an Indian [[diabetes]] & [[endocrine]] Clinic chain based in [[Hyderabad]], India. Apollo Sugar Clinic's parent company is Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited, which is a subsidiary of [[Apollo Hospitals]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Expansion to 300 clinics in 3 Years: Apollo Sugar |url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/expansion-to-300-clinics-in-3-years-apollo-sugar-117012500371_1.html |agency=IIFL |date=25 Jan 2017 |language=en}}</ref> It operates in many major cities of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creating Healthcare Markets|url=https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/a6db4d18-ac60-489c-bceb-7e0cc96c2608/Apollo+Case+Study_Final_web.pdf?MOD=AJPERES|website=Ifc.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mutation of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlookmoney/investment-ideas/mutation-of-apollo-hospitals-enterprise-2158|website=Outlookindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Apollo expects to open 500 sugar clinics across India by 2019-end |url=https://www.franchiseindia.com/wellness/Apollo-expects-to-open-500-sugar-clinics-across-India-by-2019-end.5317 |website=.franchiseindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Apollo Sugar Clinics Ltd.: Private Company Information – Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=283461966 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>

== History ==
The idea of Apollo Sugar Clinics was conceived by Dr. [[Prathap C. Reddy]], Founder-Chairman of [[Apollo Hospitals]] with a vision to create [[Preventive healthcare]] and reduce the incidence of complications of diabetes mellitus. This Diabetes Clinic chain was founded in the year 2014. Apollo Sugar Clinics has a collaboration with Sanofi India, the branch of French multinational pharmaceutical company [[Sanofi]] which manufactures many prescription medications for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes including [[insulin]], and [[glimepiride]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanofi and Apollo Hospitals Announce Collaboration to Provide an Integrated Care Program in India for People with Diabetes|url=https://www.healthcarenews.in/sanofi-and-apollo-hospitals-announce-collaboration-to-provide-an-integrated-care-program-in-india-for-people-with-diabetes/|work=Healthcare News INDIA|date=1 October 2014}}</ref>

GI Dynamics announced an agreement with Apollo Sugar Clinics to study [[EndoBarrier]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=GI Dynamics Announces Agreement with Apollo Sugar to Study EndoBarrier in India |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/m/6c9a5bd7-7ec6-3642-8a3f-a2789bd16bca/ss_gi-dynamics-appoints-vice.html |publisher=Yahoo Finance}}</ref>

In January 2018, Apollo Sugar Clinics entered into a partnership with Israeli company GlucoMe (Citation and reference links provided below). GlucoMe is the maker of wireless blood glucose meter (Glucose meter Wikipedia hyperlink) that can transfer blood glucose measurements to the medical care team. This is used for maintenance of electronic medical records (Electronic health record Wikipedia hyperlink) and to provide continuous assistance.<ref>{{cite web|title=GlucoMe's Digital Diabetes Care Solution Integrating Into Apollo Sugar Clinic's New National Diabetes Home-Care Program in India|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glucomes-digital-diabetes-care-solution-integrating-into-apollo-sugar-clinics-new-national-diabetes-home-care-program-in-india-668016153.html|website=Prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sanofi invests in Apollo Sugar Clinics |url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/sanofi-invests-in-apollo-sugar-clinics/article6839687.ece |work=The Hindu |date=30 January 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

=== Diabetes screening camps on World Diabetes Day ===
Apollo Sugar Clinics conducts diabetes screening camps in many locations of India. Diabetes screening camps are done in Apollo Sugar Clinics, Apollo Hospitals, and outdoor locations. Screening test for diabetes is done by testing [[Random glucose test|random blood glucose levels]]. Apollo Sugar Clinics conducted special diabetes screening camps in the year 2015, 2016, and 2017 for the [[World Diabetes Day]]. Till date, Apollo Sugar Clinics has provided treatment for more than 3, 75, 500 people with diabetes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Apollo Sugar Flags off Half a Million Free Screenings for a Year this World Diabetes Day |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wire-news/apollo-sugar-flags-off-halfmillion-free-screenings-foryear-this-world-diabetes-day-1430847.html |work=Moneycontrol |date=16 Nov 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Change in diet and lifestyle can prevent diabetes |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/nov/14/change-in-diet-and-lifestyle-can-prevent-diabetes-1538215.html |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Research ==
*ESICON 2016 Abstracts. Indian J Endocr Metab 2017;21, Suppl S1:1–90<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 March 2017 |url=http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2017;volume=21;issue=7;spage=1;epage=90;aulast= |journal=Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |language=en |volume=21 |issue=7 |pages=1|title=ESICON 2016 Abstracts }}</ref>
*Abstracts of The 44th Annual Conference of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI 2016). Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries (2017) 37: 329.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=4 August 2017 |journal=International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries |language=en |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=329–375 |doi=10.1007/s13410-017-0568-z|title=Abstracts of the 44th Annual Conference of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI 2016) }}</ref>
*Prevalence of Diabetes Eye Disease and Its Correlation with Renal Function in a Chain of Community Clinics in India. 619-P<ref>{{cite web |title=ADA 2017 |url=https://app.core-apps.com/tristar_ada17/abstract/d3016ab14c7d6f32fbcf1a9da1e91d5b |website=app.core-apps.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
[https://apollosugar.com Official Website]

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