A 16 year old girl from a village in Bihar was my first patient in clinic that day, who came in with her parents with a hope to listen from me that her diabetes can be cured. I am not the first one she has visited in hope of cure, her previous encounters were withContinue reading “Type 1 diabetes: Technology”

The power of community in dealing, living and thriving with a chronic, autoimmune disease can’t be emphasized enough. I didn’t understand the importance or relevance of the diabetic community till I became a part of one. Five years ago, I walked into Beena Ma’am’s room in Medanta, unaware of how life was going to turnContinue reading “The power of community”

Saksham celebrates one year since its launch-as an official society, a legal entity. However, the CONCEPT behind it was seeded much in the past. Many people have contributed towards the concept in all these years. Faces have changed over the years, but the CONCEPT hasn’t. The concept underlying this society is that: Every person withContinue reading “The Ideology of Saksham”

The main essence of a support group is connection among the people who are from various backgrounds. To get all of them on a same platform is a challenge, the only factor which binds them all is type 1 diabetes. Hence we focus our energies on discussion and workshops in type 1 diabetes. We haveContinue reading “Connections…”

Hi, my name is Chhavi. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2014 at the age of 24. Let me take you through my diagnosis story. But before talking about the exact day of my diagnosis, let me put in perspective for you the month and a half prior to that. I had startedContinue reading “My Diagnosis Story”

Diabetes… For some it’s just a word they have read for me it’s my life. I have diabetes as my partner which i never wanted and which i cannot exchange. People are not even aware of it and this partner of mine lives with me throughout. There are days when he is an enemy andContinue reading “Type 1 diabetes- a frenemy.”

The start to 2018 has been great. On the auspicious occasion of Makarsakranti and Pongal, we officially launched SAKSHAM, an organization working for advocacy of Type 1 diabetes and providing medicines to those type 1s who can’t afford it. The event started off with welcome address by Dr. Beena Bansal, the guiding force behind SAKSHAM.Continue reading “SAKSHAM Launch Event-14th January 2018”

TYPE 1 DIABETES Type 1 diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta cells, predominantly affecting children and young adults. It is one of the most common chronic conditions of childhood and adolescence, affecting about 1 in 700 to 1000 people. Despite advances in scientific knowledge, more than one-third people with type 1Continue reading “Type 1 diabetes and Saksham”