India | Life for a Child with Diabetes

January 2003
We are now supporting children in the city of Nagpur in Central India. These children are cared for by the DREAM Trust (Diabetes Research Education And Management Trust). This program is run by Dr Sharad Pendsey and his dedicated workers, aiming to improve the lives of children with diabetes who live in impoverished circumstances. The Trust sponsors over 100 children with type 1 diabetes from impoverished backgrounds who receive free insulin, syringes, monitoring strips and clinical care. Dr. Pendsey and his team also look after around 26,000 adults with diabetes. Around 40% of the patients come from Nagpur, and 60% from provincial villages up to 300 km away.

May 2003
In our last Update we told you about how we had started supporting children cared for by the DREAM Trust (Diabetes Research Education And Management Trust) in the city of Nagpur in Central India. Most of the children live in villages in the surrounding countryside. Dr Sharad Pendsey and his team are able to do home visits to some of these children. These photos show one of the children - 15 year old Ashish, photographed with his father and Dr Pendsey (in the black shirt). For Ashish to visit the DREAM Trust involves a 320 km round trip, catching four buses, walking 4km, taking 11-12 hours.

September 2004
Some of the children supported at the DREAM Trust Clinic in Nagpur expressed their appreciation by drawing cards. We support 45 children at the Clinic - 15 with funds from our regular donors, and 30 with funds from Eli Lilly employees.