Maahi Lakhani

What’s it really like?

Health EN ↓ 6 episodes

We often only know medical conditions from the doctor’s physiological side. Rarely do we hear the patient’s inspiring journeys of what it’s really like to live with any medical condition. I, a patient of type one diabetes, myself, cover real stories of what it’s like to do various things along with living with a chronic medical condition. Episodes uncover the true, no gyaan and every day struggles, thoughts, journeys of people living with any medical condition.

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Maahi Lakhani

Episodes

Type 1 diabetes NGO in India Ep.4 ft. Jazz Sethi, The Diabesties Foundation 31.08.2025 40:09

Is type 1 diabetes really increasing in India? How much does the government cooperate for type 1 diabetes policy and work? How can you volunteer with NGO's? These are some critical questions we asked Jazz- learnt about her inspiring journey leading the Diabesties Foundation ending with a fun fire rapid fire at the end. Follow my journey at https://www.instagram.com/maahilakhani/?hl=en Follow a...

Dating and Marriage as a Type 1 diabetic in India in HINDI Ep. 3 ft. Shubhi Bhalla 23.06.2025 59:41

Living with Type 1 diabetes doesn’t pause for romance. It shows up on first dates, during late-night conversations, on honeymoons, and sometimes even in arguments over snacks. But while it brings its own challenges, it can also deepen communication, empathy, and trust in ways few other things can. We uncover Shubhi and Siddhanth's love story of dating for 7 years and then marriage and cover di...

Ep.2 What’s it really like to channel your health condition into your profession ft. Milly Williams 29.05.2025 35:35

Milly Williams is an Exercise physiologist, yoga trainer, type 1 diabetes advocate and ambassador for Medtronic from UK. As someone with a chronic health condition like type 1 diabetes, there are many ways to channelise negative feelings into yoga, research, online advocacy that can turn into your profession - that’s what Milly has done ! We talk about the power of research, difference in the heal...

What’s it really like to have restrictions with type 1 diabetes : 3 ways to cope with feeling normal 15.05.2025 11:07

Have you ever craved to be normal as a T1D? I’m 23, and when I was first diagnosed at the age of 9 my mom’s first thought was if I’ll be able to do the normal things, like going one school trips alone, going to a hostel for undergrad, party like a teenager, play different sports, participate in school and college events, hanging out and doing projects late night or something as basic as getting a...

Ep.1 What’s it really like to be a health advocate after battling depression? Ft. Khushi Ahuja 11.03.2025 39:06

Diagnosis of a health condition can lead you to a very depressed, lonely place. This episode shares Khushi’s journey of depression to finding her voice online and advocating for type 1 diabetes online. We’ve broken down her diagnosis, mental health crisis, seeking help, joining the diabetes fighters trust and how YOU can find your voice online- or why you should in the first place. Khushi Ahuja Sh...

What's this show really about? 21.02.2025 1:07

Intro episode! My social media: https://www.instagram.com/maahilakhani/