Arvind Kejriwal Health Status: Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena has written a letter to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar about the health condition of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Citing the report of the Tihar Jail Superintendent, the letter states that the LG has expressed concern over the Chief Minister not taking the prescribed diet and medicines. He has also said that the reasons for this should be found out, as this can also have adverse consequences.
The jail authorities can advise the Chief Minister to strictly follow the prescribed diet and dosage of medicines and insulin prescribed by the specialist. This is also necessary because he has a history of type-2 diabetes mellitus. The letter written to the Chief Secretary states that the report of the Superintendent (Prison) regarding the health condition of Arvind Kejriwal, letter number F.2/SCJ-2/CJ-2/AS(CT)/2024/2941 has been received on July 14. A copy of this has also been sent to your office.
Delhi Raj Niwas writes to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar regarding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's health status.
Citing the prison Superintendent report, the letter reads, "LG has expressed concern on the non-consumption of prescribed medical diet and medications by Chief… pic.twitter.com/oVYrc326Ze
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The report has revealed that the Chief Minister is deliberately following a low-calorie diet. The diet monitoring chart shows that between June 6 and July 13, 2024, the Chief Minister did not take the prescribed diet for the day. The report also suggests a loss of weight (now 61.5 kg from 63.5 kg on the first date of surrender i.e. June 2, 2024). Prima facie, this appears to be due to low calorie intake.
Insulin was not given on June 18?
On June 18, 2024, it appears that he was not given insulin or it was not recorded by the jail authorities in the urgent report. There are also variations between the glucometer test readings and the CGMS readings on most days. For example, the glucometer reading taken before lunch on June 19, 2024 recorded 104 mg, while the CGMS reading taken before lunch at 12.30 pm on the same day was 82 mg.
The difference between the glucometer test reading and the CGMS reading needs to be verified by medical officers. On July 6, 2024, the Chief Minister did not take proper diet for all the three times prescribed for the day. He was given 5 units of insulin before breakfast, 4 units before lunch and 2 units before dinner. On July 7, he did the same again and that day 5 units of insulin were given before breakfast, 4 units before lunch and the Chief Minister refused to take insulin before dinner.
