Honours veterans who have lived healthy lives with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) for over 60 years̴
On the occasion of 100 years of Insulin discovery, Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre announced the first edition of ‘Victory over Diabetes Awards’. The announcement was made at a virtual gathering in the presence of Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region & Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India.
This year K Krishnaswami, Chennai; Mina Fernandes, Mumbai; SRV Prasanna, Coimbatore; Usha Dhiman, Delhi; Rajiv Kaicker, Delhi and Rakesh, Gurgaon were presented with the ‘Dr V Mohan Victory over Diabetes Medal’ by Dr Singh.
Lakshminarayana Varimadugu (Certified digital accessibility tester), who is blind since birth and later developed T1D in adolescence was presented with the ‘Type 1 Diabetes Hero Award’. He continues to be a motivation for children with T1D.
Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre also honoured several T1D Foundations started by people with T1D with the ‘T1D Ambassador Award’ for their role in providing support to that withT1D.
