A balancing act: Deeksha has never known a life without diabetes. That fact is what has empowered her to make the life choices she has. She realized early on that fighting diabetes is not the right way, instead she made diabetes her partner in crime. From learning to inject herself with insulin at the age of 8 years, to creating a great support system around herself that consists of her family, friends, teachers and colleagues to even having the courage to move out of her parents’ house & shift to Mumbai. Living independently was a turning point in her life. Deeksha learned more about herself, her condition and its effects on her body and took charge of her medical management. It is around this time that her endocrinologist first mentioned CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) devices to her to better manage her glucose levels. Deeksha did research, spoke to her dad, doctors and her partner who was already using a CGM device and finally got herself a CGM device to monitor and manage her glucose levels more effectively. Since then, Deeksha has never looked back and the switch to CGM has been a game changer in her journey of living with diabetes.

Not just living, thriving with Diabetes:  Diabetes could not stop Deeksha from manifesting the life she always wanted. Her diagnosis only strengthened her resilient personality and ensure she got the best things in her life; her career as Head of Community Engagement at the Diabetes Foundation (Punjab Chapter), her loving partner who Deeksha met at a diabetes event and a caring community that has been her strongest support and helped her at every stage of her life. A diabetes diagnosis at such a young age could have limited Deeksha’s ambition and drive. A mind like Deeksha’s, that has so many ideas and thoughts on how to achieve more every day, could have been curbed by the physical limitations due to her diagnosis. Thanks to an incredible support system and innovations like CGM, her body is able to keep up with what her mind wants to accomplish.   It helped Deeksha to learn how she could effectively manage her condition so that she controls her diabetes and not the other way around.

Deeksha’s ‘grab life by the horns’ attitude coupled with efficient management of her glucose levels with the help of tech like continuous glucose monitoring has made sure that diabetes has never limited her in any way. Her story is an inspiring one and by sharing it Deeksha is helping more and more people every day, who are on the same journey.

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