My name is Umaa Maheswaran V. I am 16 years old and in Grade 11 at the CS Academy, Coimbatore.

I have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds towards treatment of Type 1 diabetes for children from poor families in and around Coimbatore. I was shocked to learn that these children who suffer from TYPE-1 diabetes are literally fighting for survival just because they do not have the financial resources to get their daily dose of insulin injections
This kind of diabetes has no cure and it needs continuous medication. Children have to take Insulin dosage daily and periodically they have to undergo lot of medical test as well as monitor their blood parameters. This costs approximately Rs 30000 annually which is roughly Rs 2500 every month. All this costs just INR 30000/year through a massively subsidized cost.
Let me explain this in more detail.
Children with Type 1 diabetes don't produce Insulin (an important hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate the blood sugar levels). There is no cure for this. The child needs insulin to survive which needs to be replaced with insulin through injections. These children need to be given four injections every day, need to undergo number of tests through the year. They also need a device called a Glucometer and testing strips to check their insulin levels, etc.
If we all can support to raise more fund, we can help fund a child's treatment for a longer duration. This is being done in partnership with the NGO – Idhayangal.
I request all of you to support my campaign so we together can raise to ease their hardship in our own small way.