Kangra, Oct. 1 -- Type 1 Diabetes is increasingly being reported among children in Himachal Pradesh, with 140 such patients already registered at the Pediatric Endocrine Clinic in the Department of Pediatrics at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC), Tanda.
Eight children have been selected for advanced treatment with insulin pumps, each costing nearly Rs. 3 lakh, which were successfully installed at the institution yesterday.
Dr. Milap Sharma, Principal of RPGMC and a pediatrician, told UNI today that Type 1 Diabetes in children is an autoimmune disorder where the body's immune system attacks insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, leading to insulin deficiency and life-threatening complications if not managed prop...