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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal given insulin after spike in sugar level; AAP welcomes move

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been administered a “low dose” of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail in New Delhi said on April 23.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed this news received on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti and said the development was the result of the blessings of the deity. According to a Tihar official, Mr. Kejriwal was given two units of low dose insulin on April 22 evening on the advice of AIIMS doctors.

His blood sugar level reading was found to be 217 around 7 p.m., following which the doctors at Tihar looking after him decided to give him the insulin, the official said.

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