{"id":10696,"date":"2026-04-27T13:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/news\/priora-at-the-spring-festival-in-cepin-free-blood-pressure-and-blood-sugar-checks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:39:24","slug":"priora-at-the-spring-festival-in-cepin-free-blood-pressure-and-blood-sugar-checks","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/priora-at-the-spring-festival-in-cepin-free-blood-pressure-and-blood-sugar-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Priora at the Spring Festival in \u010cepin \u2013 Free Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/priora.eu\/en\">The International Medical Center Priora<\/a><\/strong> took part last weekend in the traditional <strong>Spring Festival in \u010cepin<\/strong>. At Priora\u2019s \u201cHealth Corner\u201d, visitors had the opportunity to check their blood pressure and blood sugar levels free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Free health checks for more than 70 visitors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Measuring blood pressure and blood sugar is one of the simplest, yet most important things we can do for our health to help prevent the development of serious diseases. The initiative aimed to raise awareness about the importance of regular health check-ups and taking care of one\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Priora stand, <strong>more than 70 visitors<\/strong> checked their blood pressure and blood sugar levels and, in cases of abnormal results, received advice and guidance on further steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI measure my blood pressure occasionally, but I hadn\u2019t checked my blood sugar for a long time, so I decided to take a few minutes and see where I stand. Fortunately, everything is normal, which made me very happy,\u201d said one older visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People of all ages, both younger and older, were equally interested in their blood pressure and blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1825\" height=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cepin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Priora stands with the sign \u201cExcellence is our priority\u201d at the fair in the Municipality of \u010cepin, with staff speaking to visitors.\" class=\"wp-image-10693\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Diabetes<\/strong>, as well as <strong>cardiovascular diseases<\/strong>, also affect younger people, so it\u2019s important to check blood pressure and blood sugar from time to time. It really only takes a few minutes, and it\u2019s great that this service is available at events like this,\u201d said one young visitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regular check-ups for long-term health<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts from IMC Priora reminded citizens that even good results are not a reason to stop regular check-ups. On the contrary, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/treatments\/internal-medicine\/cardiology\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3377\">monitoring blood pressure<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/departments\/medical-laboratory-diagnostics\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3837\">blood sugar levels<\/a><\/strong> is important even when values are normal, as changes often develop gradually and without noticeable symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timely monitoring allows early detection of potential irregularities, <strong>prevention of chronic diseases<\/strong>, and <strong>preservation<\/strong> of <strong>overall health <\/strong>and<strong> quality of life<\/strong>.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1578\" height=\"1447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cepin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u0160tand Me\u0111unarodnog medicinskog centra PRIORA na otvorenom sajmu u Op\u0107ini \u010cepin, s letcima, mjernim priborom i posjetiteljima.\" class=\"wp-image-10692\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Medical Center Priora took part last weekend in the traditional Spring Festival in \u010cepin. At Priora\u2019s \u201cHealth Corner\u201d, visitors had the opportunity to check their blood pressure and blood sugar levels free of charge. Free health checks for more than 70 visitors Measuring blood pressure and blood sugar is one of the simplest, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news-category":[21],"class_list":["post-10696","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-category-for-profesionals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/10696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=10696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}