After her 9-year-old brother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Divaa Uthkarsha (15) started Project Surya to support underprivileged children with the same condition.
Type 1 Diabetes commonly occurs in children and can cause problems affecting eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, brain and feet. But here's how these complications can be prevented.
The latest data from the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR's) youth diabetes registry states that one in every four (25.3%) people under 25 in India is diabetic and has adult-onset type-2 diabetes.
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