Diabetes
How I Handle Diabetes During Festivals
Festivals with their abundance of rich sweets and savouries can usually be a tough time for persons with diabetes. Persons with diabetes and their spouses share their experience of keeping blood glucose levels under control during festive…
Committed To Looking After My Body, Mind And Soul While Living With Pancreatitis
Shruthi Meera Shankar, 36 from Bangalore has been tackling Pancreatitis for the last seven years, a condition that has changed the course of her life. She discusses here how she has learnt to live with an almost incurable condition which increases…
Running Has Helped Me Manage Diabetes and Thyroid
Dr. R. Asha Rajani,65, a retired professor at Madras Veterinary College has fought diabetes together with breast cancer and hypothyroidism. She talks about how she finally learnt to manage diabetes with running, exercise, diet and lifestyle changes…
Diabetes is a Tricky Disease with A Massive Emotional Burden
Shloka Ramachandran, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 7 years of age, delves into important learnings on how to take care of your physical and emotional health and not fall into self-damaging patterns. In my experience, when most people think…
"I Have Now Completed 8 Months With No Diabetes Medicines"
Read how Aubrey Millet, got off his medication, under the guidance of his doctor and became ‘free of diabetes’ this year after having worked assiduously on his diet and exercise for two decades. It was in 2000 at age 52 that I was diagnosed with…
Dealing With The Emotional Aspect Of Diabetes Is The Most Difficult
Vedashree, a 23 year old from India was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at the age of 15. It changed her life completely and it took her time and effort to deal with the emotional aspects, the guilt and self pity. Read her journey of acceptance and…
Diabetes Is Not Always a Lifestyle Disorder
Abhay*, 29 has been battling Type 1 diabetes to the best of his abilities. He shares his trials and tribulations. Please tell us a bit about your condition I am living with Type 1 diabetes in India. It is basically a condition in which the pancreas…
"Stress And Hypertension Are The Biggest Enemies"
Atul Garg*, 31 has been battling Type I Diabetes for last 8 years and has understood how important it is to lead a disciplined life to be able to keep the diabetes in check. Please tell us a bit about your condition I am an insulin dependent…
