Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
An eight-year-old child whose father is a migrant labourer from Bihar was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and referred to the Delhi Diabetic Forum (DDF), a Delhi-based non-governmental organization working in the field of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It can be fatal unless treated with insulin regularly. The child?s family was unable to afford the daily dose of insulin injections. The doctors at DDF evaluated his case and he was among the first few to receive free insulin under a scheme the NGO launched in April with the help of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a medical technology firm.
http://www.livemint.com/2012/07/30222229/A-gift-of-insulin.html?h=C
http://www.livemint.com/2012/07/30222229/A-gift-of-insulin.html?h=C