Novo Nordisk Education Foundation launches Chatbot, Mishti for diabetes management in India

It is customised in seven different languages -- English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, and Tamil, so that a greater number of people can access the information in their preferred language, Novo Nordisk Education Foundation (NNEF) said in a statement.

Some of the key information services offered by Mishti include insulin device demos, customised diet plans for each patient with exercise guidance based on publicly available information, and scientifically backed research papers, it added.

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"The pandemic has made us realise the importance of effectively managing diabetes to prevent various complications and co-morbidities. With digital transformation being the need of the hour, we must constantly innovate to provide digital solutions with a patient-centric approach," NNEF Managing Trustee Vikrant Shrotriya said.

Mishti delivers diabetes-centric information to people through Whatsapp, NNEF said.