96% of our Invictus diabetes patients had created a support system for better diabetes management.
It’s ironic that we have no problem telling our friends and peers when we have a common cold but we stay quiet when we have a disease like diabetes, which will go on to affect not only you but those around you, like your family and friends. At times, it can be even harder for them than it would be for you. Take Kanak Nigam for example, who says that her husband, a doctor, checks her blood sugar for her every time. “This way, he is assured that I’m fine and he spares me that uncomfortable task”.
When interviewing patients, we even came across few who were shy or uncomfortable with sharing their stories with us and in contrast we also found patients
It’s ironic that we have no problem telling our friends and peers when we have a common cold but we stay quiet when we have a disease like diabetes, which will go on to affect not only you but those around you, like your family and friends. At times, it can be even harder for them than it would be for you. Take Kanak Nigam for example, who says that her husband, a doctor, checks her blood sugar for her every time. “This way, he is assured that I’m fine and he spares me that uncomfortable task”.
When interviewing patients, we even came across few who were shy or uncomfortable with sharing their stories with us and in contrast we also found patients