Maktab

My testimonial is as difficult as anybody else’s. When I received my diagnosis,  I was an 8-year-old child and had no idea what diabetes was. I was always angry and found it hard to share with friends. One day, I went to the hospital with over 400 mg/dl blood glucose. It was hell inside the hospital. The lack of information about diabetes care among doctors and nurses was a disaster. They were using outdated information to treat me. After a while, a patient and a lovely nurse told me about the Iran Diabetes Institute, an IDF member. My doctor, Dr Rajab, was the head of the institute at the time, and he taught me how to manage my blood glucose. He let me call him whenever I needed, even at midnight. Eventually, after some difficult years living with diabetes, I could control my A1C effectively. Later, I learned about the Gabric Association, also an IDF member. I took classes there and improved my skills and knowledge of diabetes. Then, ten years later, as an adult, I had the honour of joining Gabric as a volunteer.