The Happy Moments पल पल की खुशियाँ

The year 1961 and the innocent age of 5 years, this was the time when Mr Rajiv Kaicker was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes after an attack of severe fever. Given the privilege of a supportive family he got his treatment from AIIMS, New Delhi. Diabetes, a new word and altogether a condition that would change his life from normal to a more challenging one. However, Mr Rajiv didn’t let diabetes rule h...

Dr. Manisha Kaka, PhD. SGPGI a certified nutritionist and a certified diabetes educator from Department of Endocrinology, SGPGI, Lucknow shares her experience and valuable insights since she started her career almost 20 years back. She talks about the transitional change that she has observed, earlier nutritionists were thought to be a person only to help in weight management however now, people h...

He just dreamt of being a successful doctor, left home in village at his 11th standard to fulfil his dream. Laxmi kant Tiwari, a decent, intelligent, and aspiring student giving his wholehearted dedication to his studies for medicals. The time he gave the initial start to his dream, he found out about his Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis. It was a major setback for him however he, unlike other people liv...

Ms. Jyotsana Rangeen - one can marvel that the quality of her intellect and the power of her humanity, she shares how her life changed when she was diagnosed as Type1. Jyotsana is highly inspiring, intense emotional and yet peaceful, pleasant and extremely calm. She is committed to make a substantial difference to herself, her family and community but also to the country and the world at large. Jy...

Sahil Om Madan, an electronic engineer by profession who gave his valuable 8 years to Siemens and an enthusiast athlete living with type 1 diabetes from 2011. Sahil has got a charismatic aura and the reason behind that is his connection and vibes that he gels up so nicely who are passionate about the cause and additionally are also living with type 1 diabetes. The year he was diagnosed, social med...

Satyam, Journalist with Press Trust of India is a young man living with type 1 diabetes from the past 14 years now. He was diagnosed when he was 6-7 years old and credits his doctor, Dr Anurag Bajpai for all the support in making him understand his condition. Satyam shares his success when he secured 93% in his board examination and topped his school making everyone proud, with that he came to a r...

Tanisha, 17 years old, lost her vision in May 2023. She is the eldest daughter of Mrs Kanta and Mr Rajkumar. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2014 and has been managing her diabetes since then in terms of eating healthy meals, exercises, and routine. It was Tanisha’s 12th standard board examination, and 4 examinations went well, when suddenly she started having a severe headache. The trea...

Chhavi, 23 years young, dynamic and confident, has been living with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease for over 13 years. She shares that her journey with type 1 diabetes has been inspiring and this comes when she meets her inspiration, a type 1 like her. Her family has been her biggest support throughout her journey. She also mentions the reason for her charming smile, which comes from her genes,...

17-year-old boy from Rani Khera, Khushal Dabas is studying in class 12. Khushal was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes with HbA1c of 14.7. He lived in a village and was advised by his neighbours not to take insulin. However, he was too scared of further complications and it was a lucky day that he and his family came to know about Yog Dhyan Foundation. YDF and the people there helped Khushal manage hi...

Indeed said, we might not have seen God but each day a doctor saving lives of mankind is treated as God in the form of Human. Dr Smita Ramachandran, a paediatric endocrinologist from Delhi sets a perfect example here. She talks about the increasing rise in the number of newly diagnosed children with diabetes. As a parent and as a doctor, she shares how difficult it gets for parents to accept the c...

The Divine Parents of Type 1 Star Mr Saket and Mrs Smita Sharma, parents of Navya, a 14-year-old teenage girl living with type 1 diabetes, share their experiences as parents of a type 1 star. How overwhelming it is to find out about your child's diagnosis and how difficult it can be to accept the condition in the first place. Mrs Smita, who herself comes from a healthcare background, found it over...

Ovee (ovee, literally "strung together"[1]), also spelled owi or owee, is a poetic metre used in Marathi poems for "rhythmic prose", generally used in narrative poems. A poem using this metre is also called an ovee. Ovee is one of the "oldest Marathi song genres still performed today". Ovi Bhurangi is a passionate, creative and a born actress from Pune, Maharashtra. She is known for her ramp walks...

This is about Ms. Khyati, 15 years old young, dynamic, passionate and an ambitious girl who has been living with type 1 diabetes from 14 years, that is when she was just 1 year old. When asked, she said she found out about her diabetes in real at the age of 6-7 years as she realized that she was being treated differently, she was restricted eating sweets and other such food which kids were having....

Ms. Mridula Ayush Bhargava is a Public Health Professional, the founder of Diabetes Fighters Trust, She herself a Type 1 star. Mridula is known for setting a direction and works without fear. She talks about building fulfilling relationships and about the need of Collective approach. Mridula shares examples of challenges among young diabetics, need of the hour and her hopes, aspirations and wishes...

Gagan Deep Singh was diagnosed with diabetes 20 years ago. Gagan is a man dominated by the spirit of helping others. Gagan is a man of steel with a heart of Gold. His burning zeal to work for Type 1 and rejuvenated ACT1D – Association for children with Type 1 diabetes. He is passionate to support who are deserving. Gagan shares that every drop can make a difference in the ocean, there is no effort...

Mrs. Neetu Mukherjee is an acclaimed Classical Dance Teacher. She talks about how Kathak dance which is one of the most graceful classical dances involves rhythmic footwork, graceful spin and more. Mrs Mukherjee shares how classical dance brings more mental equilibrium. In today’s modern world, when life is too busy and task oriented, classical dance can bring the difference. Neetu shares how type...

Dhruv is the youth that represents New India. The gentleman who has never looked back, received support from all quarters friends, family, school and college mates as well as relatives. He has got an optimistic and determined outlook towards life. Dhruv shares about his journey with diabetes, diagnosis and beyond. Dhruv candidly talks about what kind of life partner he is looking towards. He menti...

One does not need to be a saint - Chief functionary Mr. Anil Vedwal of Yog Dhyan Foundation - a NGO which helps 300 Type 1 diabetic children from economically weaker section. Anil talks about how Type 1 children and their families can get registered with them and take benefit of the services that includes Yoga, Exercise, Free Consultation, Diet counselling, Sugar Checking strip as well as Insulin...

Ms. Rekha Negi – comes from Uttarakhand - India’s Switzerland – The region of mountains and  water falls. Rekha shared her story I was 25 years old when I was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. I was working as a consultant in an interior area of Uttarakhand in a Govt Industrial Training Institute. My diagnosis was a mystery for every doctor I visited, during this period.  I suffered for al...

Young Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Ashish Sethi from city of Dehradun, Consultant Shri Mahant Indresh hospital. He has done his fellowship at Indraprastha Apollo hospital, Delhi, and been trained at Alderhey children hospital Liverpool and university college London hospital and have various national and international publications. Dr. Sethi shares the challenges and hope for Type 1 ch...

Vikas lost his daughter Sana when She was 16 years old. Vikas Mehra who comes with rich experience of companies like Microsoft and Dell. Vikas now runs his own organisation Sana Skill Promise - Learning & Development Platform. Vikas talks about super fragile part of his life and his reflections and realisations that many years he has spent chasing the wrong things and his emotions when it was...

Prof. Radhakant Padhi who is a scientist with Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore which is 113 years old and is ranked No.1 in higher education and research. Recently, in research impact (number of citations per faculty), it was also ranked as No.1 in the world. Prof. Padhi Mission is never give in, never, never give in. Prof. Revamping Diabetes Management: Intelligent Artificial Pancreas and...

Chhavi is a acclaimed craft teacher and is the founder and CEO of “Craftopedia”.  Chhavi shares her journey with diabetes and her erratic blood sugar levels and then She lost her father suddenly. She met Yogesh Khurana and both got married. Craftopedia  what started as hobby and a stress buster to bring contentment, serenity and patience became a start up to train not only children as we...

Mrs Anuradha Achhwan the mother of Type 1 Navyug Sacchwan. Navyug is 07 years and  was diagnosed with diabetes 04 years ago at the age of 03. Anuradha who is a poetess and a singer. She comes from a rural background near Delhi and when whole neighbourhood and relatiaves came to offer sympathy and with free of cost suggestions. Anuradha Acchwan with Siddharth Acchwan – father and mother of Nav...

Dhaitryata born and brought up in alps of India, State of Uttarakhand. Where quality of food, air, positivity and spirituality is in abundance. She comes close from place Kainchi Dham, Neem Karoli Baba Ashram - where Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg visited for spirituality. Dhairyata shares how she was diagnosed 18 years ago and, in her hometown. No proper medical facilities in Type1 Diabetes. Two...