Hira's a type 1 diabetic who manages both her work life and diabetes. But sometimes, she feels like she's falling behind her peers because of her condition.
A type 1 diabetic in her late 20s battles with the idea of starting a family. With the complications of a diabetic pregnancy, she needs to make big decisions.
Maya is a type 2 diabetic who practises fasting. She believes that fasting not only helps her fulfil her religious obligations, but also improves her health.
Ubaid is a type 2 diabetic who got diagnosed after a small cut to his finger. He struggles with his diabetes, but stays positive and still feels blessed.
Being a diabetic can make it hard to build relationships. Here’s how one young woman learned to overcome this challenge, and build a healthy social life.
Hira's a type 1 diabetic who suffers from eczema, pompholyx and psoriasis. While she knows there's no cure, she's doing all she can to manage these conditions.
Gandhali is a prediabetic young woman. Living in the constant shadow of diabetes, she's worked out effective lifestyle changes to help her avoid the disease.
Sana is a 40+ prediabetic with arthritis. But she’s still found soft exercises she can build into her daily routine, improving her condition and overall health.
Hira's a type 1 diabetic who struggled with her relationship with food, leading to eating disorders and anxiety. But with some work, she's overcome it.
MI's father is a type 2 diabetic. Overworked and stressed, he collapsed. Fearing for his health, he took steps to get his stress and worklife under control.
Ayesha is a certified diabetes educator. She connects with lots of diabetes patients, so she's put together a selection of answers to common questions.
Sana is a caregiver for her 75-year-old mother-in-law, who struggles with diet and exercise. But together, they've made a diabetes management plan that works.
Hira is a type 1 diabetic and fashion-lover. She’s worked out tips and tricks to manage her diabetes weight fluctuations and maintain her personal style.
Hira is a type 1 diabetic and passionate foodie. After her diagnosis she learnt to make delicious diabetic-friendly dishes that keep her levels in check.
Sidra is a type 1 diabetic. When she was diagnosed, she was too afraid to face her diabetes and take her medicine. This led to stomach problems, and a stroke.
Hira was diagnosed during a time of financial hardship. Managing diabetes on a tight budget was tough, but she focused on her health and pushed through.
Ikram is a type 2 diabetic. Suffering from frequent urination, weight loss and kidney problems, he turned his diabetes around by cultivating a kitchen garden.
Hira is a type 1 diabetic. When she was first diagnosed, she was overcome by stress. Now she’s worked out how to balance her health both physical and mental.
Sana was diagnosed as a prediabetic. Determined to avoid type 2 diabetes, she made changes to her lifestyle and brought her blood sugar levels under control.
Rimal is a transgender type 1 diabetic. She faced serious complications from her diabetes due to discrimination and a lack of support from healthcare providers.
Zohaib is a type 1 diabetic and rotational shift worker. Maintaining good glucose control is hard with a changing routine, so he worked out tricks to manage it.
Khadija is a type 2 diabetic who got control of her diabetes for her family. She had a miscarriage, and a difficult pregnancy, but now has a healthy daughter.
Amna, a type 2 diabetic, caught COVID 3 times. It badly affected her blood glucose control. As a doctor, she looked into what COVID-19 means for diabetics.
Taimoor is a 64-year-old type 2 diabetic. His disease and anger created a gap between him and his family. But he fought his diabetes and got back his happiness.
