Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Television actress Aishwarya Sakhuja has opened up about the challenges of living with type 1 diabetes and shared an important message about awareness and understanding. Taking to Instagram, she highlighted how small gestures of support and knowledge can make a significant difference for people managing the condition. Sharing her video, Aishwarya wrote, “Know this if your friend is a Type 1 diabetic Being friends with someone with Type 1 diabetes isn’t complicated but …
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Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday accused the Congress government of failing to implement its budget promise of providing free insulin to children suffering from Type-1 diabetes, alleging that the delay has put the lives of thousands of kids at risk.In a strongly worded statement, Ashoka said that although the government announced a free insulin scheme for children below the age of 18 suffering from Type-1 diabetes several months ago, i…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Television actress Aishwarya Sakhuja has spoken candidly about her health journey, opening up about the often unseen realities of living with diabetes, specifically type 1. The actress further stressed that managing a chronic illness is far more than a daily routine, and said it is, in fact, “an act of survival, courage, and commitment” that demands strength every single day.Aishwarya, who has been vocal about her health struggles in the past, shared a heartfelt note on…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Aiming to integrate childhood diabetes care into the public health system, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a guidance document on standardised framework for screening, diagnosis and treatment, an official said on Sunday. “The Guidance Document on Diabetes Mellitus in Children, released at the recently concluded National Summit on Best Practices in Public Healthcare Service Delivery, aims to ensure universal screening of all children from birth…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh met with International Diabetes Federation President-elect Dr Niti Pall, and the latter highlighted that Asian and African countries “are increasingly looking to India for affordable diabetes care solutions,” due to leadership in supplying cost-effective vaccines, an official statement said on Saturday.Dr Singh and Dr Pall discussed indigenous biosimilar insulin production and diabetes related indigenous biomanufacturing prospects, the M…
Jaipur, March 28 (IANS) In a world that often equates royalty with privilege, Princess Padmaja Kumari Parmar of the House of Mewar tells a different story, one shaped by discipline, resilience, and purpose. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five, her life was defined early by a condition she could barely understand. What began as fear and confusion soon turned into a lifelong lesson in courage.“When I was diagnosed, there was stigma, fear, and confusion all around,” Padmaja…
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) American popstar Nick Jonas was seen stepping outside during the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, and he candidly shared the reason why. In a video caught by the portal Parade, the actor was seen looking around as he took a sip of water outside the annual awards ceremony. After the clip went viral online, he responded to a repost on X, in which a fan account said, “social anxiety got the best of him.”Jonas said the fan’s speculation was right, reports people.com.”Yeah…it hi…
Gandhinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Gujarat government launched a statewide Type-1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) Treatment and Control Programme to ensure that not a single child suffering from the disease is deprived of treatment facilities.Launching the programme from Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the state aims to establish a comprehensive and inclusive treatment system so that children with Type-1 Diabetes receive uninterrupted care, even in remote and rural areas.He said treatm…