All five children are Idhayangal stars of the year
December, 2024
Greatly rewarding and heartwarming to have five of our Idhayangal children plucked out from jaws of imminent cessation of life, now doing so extremely well with Hba1c less than 7 percent, looking so happy and full of life, all the five awesome children receiving idhayangal's green cap award for immense bravery and tenacity at peak adversity, all five children are Idhayangal stars of the yearAll Children and Parents are Idhayangal Stars of the Month
November, 2024
Awesome get together last Sunday at Racecourse Coimbatore for KIDATHON where 1000 school children across Coimbatore joined hands with 200 idhayangal children to raise awareness and funds for type 1diabetes, great to see young children come so early in the morning for a great cause, profusely thank Rotary E-club of Metrodynamix, DG Rtn Sundaravadivelu, Commisioner of Police Coimbatore, Sub Collector, all children and parents for their valuable time efforts and contribution, all children and parents are idhayangal stars of the monthAll doctors from Trichy are Idhayangal stars of the month
November, 2024
Amazing what happens when doctors join together for a noble cause, hats off to Trichy Diabetes Club doctors in raising 7.5 lacs for supporting Type1 diabetes children across Trichy districts and presenting to idhayangal on the eve of World Diabetes Day, world is a much better place when doctors give, all doctors from Trichy are Idhayangal stars of the monthSwetha is Idhayangal's multiple stars of the month
November, 2024
Always a joy to have Swetha at Idhayangal, this Godly innocent child having battled major diabetic coma admissions is so meticulous with her insulin shots and glucose testing, keeping her A1c below 7 for second year consecutively, inspite of extreme poverty Swetha ensures that she is so well dressed when she comes to idhayangal with her only best dress, gets all the flowers from her garden, looks so happy and peaceful, swetha is Idhayangal's multiple stars of the monthall our above donors are Idhayangal stars of the month
November, 2024
Idhayangal's dream of ensuring advanced technologies reach the most deserving underprivileged children became a reality with a single day distribution of 37 insulin pumps along with one-year worth of pump consumables to deserving children across state, all children had extremely brittle type 1diabetes where insulin pumps, a state-of-art gadget size of small mobile phone effortlessy pumps insulin without the need for injections, is life-saving and life-Changing, we profusely thank Dr Veerapan Subramaniam from VGS foundation and Shri Senthilnathan and Mrs Chitra Senthilnathan from ACSEN along with Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis for their generous transformational contribution to our cause, all our above donors are Idhayangal stars of the monthSuch a joy to celebrate Diwali with some of our Idhayangal stars
October, 2024
Such a joy to celebrate Diwali with some of our Idhayangal stars, all our children have gone through tough times, just to have them at our premises, eyes filled with hope and happiness receiving their Diwali dresses, enjoying the flowerpots, seeing their darkness replaced with brightness, pessimism giving way to optimisim was such a special moment, Team Idhayangal wishes everyone of you, our wellwishers who have brought happiness in our children's faces a very happy and safe DiwaliGod bless Ruel our idhayangal star of the month
October, 2024
Type 1diabetes for 7 years has not deterred Ruel, Idhayangal beneficiary from Trichy storming to Silver Medal at the challenging World Triathlon Chamionship in Egypt recently, he has not only made his family, Team idhayangal and our nation proud., he has given hope to thousands of families of children with T1D that we can change impossible to possible, God bless Ruel our idhayangal star of the monthAnanthika grandmother is idhayangal star of the month
October, 2024
Heart warming moment at idhayangal when Ananthika's grandmother donated Rs 3000 of hard earned money growing and selling corn in their small field, this awesome grandmother was adamant that this funds should help other deserving children at Idhayangal considering how well her grand daughter is doing with idhayangal support, future of idhayangal is in safe hands with such grandmothers, inspite of their poverty and back breaking farm jobs , donating all her esrnings over the past 3 months to idhayangal, Ananthika grandmother is idhayangal star of the monthPrathiksa and her mother are Idhayangal stars of the month
October, 2024
Heart melting moments from Dharmapuri, so humbling to see little Prathiksa so happy to see us on arrival to her hometown for the camp, this little fighter was fighting for her life few months ago with diabetic coma, now doing extremely well on 4 times a day insulin along with meticulous finger prick tests 4 times per day, looking so gorgeous, Prathiksa and her mother are Idhayangal stars of the monthRaihana and her devoted parents are idhayangal stars of the month
September, 2024
Our hearts skipped beats seeing Raihana enter our clinic looking so happy and healthy, just couple of months ago this child was brought comatose with delayed diagnosis of Type1 diabetes, acid in body incompatible with life, 2 cardiac arrests and 8 dialysis, dad had to sell his taxi to pay for her life, taking the fight back to type1 diabetes,showing huge determination with grace and smile on 4 times per day insulin and meticulous glucose monitoring, A1c had come down from 18 percent to 9, Raihana receiving the idhayangal school bag award, both Raihana and her devoted parents are idhayangal stars of the monthReena Veena and their parents are Idhayangal stars of the month
September, 2024
Heart touching moments from Nagercoil type 1diabetes camp, Reena and Veena both sisters with type 1diabetes and complete visual impairment, blessed with devoted parents, gracious smile inspite of huge physical and financial challenges, managing to keep their A1c at 7 percent for the 5th consecutive time, happily receiving the Idhayangal T-shirt award, Reena Veena and their parents are Idhayangal stars of the monthNameera is idhayangal star of the month
September, 2024
Joys of Pondicherry camp supporting 125 underprivileged children with type 1diabetes, Nameera receiving the idhayangal water bottle award for best glucose control with A1c of 7 inspite of brittle type 1diabetes and challenging financial circumstances, this awesome kid reciting Idhayangal catchphrase of Dial 110 for type 1diabetes, meaning 100 for Attitude and Discipline (2 words that will add to 100%), 4 for 4 times daily insulin, 3 for 3 times finger prick tests for glucose, 2 for keeping glucose <200, 1 for keeping A1c in single digits at <7, 0 for zero junk food fizzy drinks hospital admissions and complications, 100+4+3+2+1+0=110, idhayangal future is in safe hands with kids like Nameera, our idhayangal star of the monthAll of you are Idhayangal stars of the year
September, 2024
Our dream to ensure no single poor child with type 1diabetes suffers for want of best treatment to lead happy healthy productive lives took a big leap forward by Team Idhayangal visits to Pudukottai, Cuddalore and Dindigul districts supporting 125 underprivileged children with free investigations, high quality insulins, glucometers glucose strips. Insulin pumps and 24*7 support, God given opportunity to help so many deserving underprivileged children and their families with glucoses more than 500 and no hope in life, now hoping that they too can dream, thanks to everyone of you enabling us to reach the unreached, our supporters, well wishers, donors, NHM and all our Government hospital stakeholders especially Deans, HODs and their teams. All of you are Idhayangal stars of the yearLakshmika is idhayangal star of the month
September, 2024
God bless Lakshmika all of 2.5 years of age, presented with absolute dehydration and glucose of 790 mgs/ dl showing so much grace and determination, within 4 hours of fluids and insulin, bouncing back and playing at idhayangal centre flashing the victory sign with a smile, Lakshmika is idhayangal star of the monthAkshara is idhayangal star of the month
August, 2024
God bless Akshara, this charming child from very poor family presented with glucose of 790 mgs/dl absolutely dehydrated but steely determination in her eyes, it was a battle to stabilse her with fluids and insulin, exactly a week later showing so much sparkle in her eyes, bouncing back from jaws of death as though nothing happened, showing no fear or tear on 4 times a day insulin, Akshara is our idhayangal star of the monthKavinsai is idhayangal star of the month
August, 2024
Joy to see Kavinsai growing up in front of our eyes, looking so happy and cheerful, exactly 2 years ago same month, Kavin was struggling with 18 day admission with diabetic coma, great to see the sparkle in his eyes, Kavinsai is idhayangal star of the monthSwetha is idhayangal star of the year
August, 2024
Swetha, previous idhayangal star, looking awesome in her mini-saree during her recent clinic visit, coming from a deep forested area near Sathyamangalam, this amazing kid took care of her insulin shots four times a day as her mother was admitted in hospital, maintaining her A1c at 7 percent for 6th consecutive time, Swetha is idhayangal star of the yearDiyash Lithakasri and Priyadharshini are idhayangal superstars of the month
August, 2024
Joys of Tanjore camp with Diyash, Lithakasri and Priyadharshini, all 3 kids presented with severe diabetic coma as one-year olds, now looking so innocently Godly and happy to see us, maintaining their A1c around 7 percent with such discipline, lesson for us adults was the way all three children dealt their difficulties with so much positivity, Diyash Lithakasri and Priyadharshini are idhayangal superstars of the monthKanika and her mother are superstars of idhayangal
June, 2024
Heartwarming smile and happiness from Kanika after securing her medal at school masks the story of great valour and determination from this child. Kanika has battled extremely brittle type 1diabetes with 25 dangerous admissions with diabetic coma before idhayangal input, every time this child had fought her battle with not a single tear, now on insulin pump therapy courtesy of idhayangal donors, No admissions for past 3 years, looking forward to her future, Kanika and her mother are superstars of idhayangalYogadarshini is idhayangal star of the month
July, 2024
Yogadharshini, presenting with fasting glucose of 431, 3 month average of above 600 mgs (17.2), No fault of hers, poor management in remote area, illiterate parents, extreme poverty. God bless this child who never missed school except for yesterday as she was unable to stand or walk. Inspite of the hell she would have going through with such high glucoses at school, Yoga never left her smile,few hours of intravenous fluids and insulin at Idhayangal perked up this child to stand up, showing great fight and determination in promising us to get her glucoses within range on 4 times day insulins provided by Idhayangal. For her sheer will power and determination at extreme odds, Yogadarshini is idhayangal star of the monthChildren and their parents are Idhayangal stars of the month
July, 2024
Awesome day at Salem supporting 170 deserving underprivileged children with type 1diabetes, all the tiredness of 4 am start from coimbatore, 6 hrs drive up and down, 9 hours of non stop review of 170 children vanished seeing the happiness in our children's faces, the mean A1c for this group has come down from around 12 percent to 8, all children and families bowled us with their absolute love and affection, jeevitha made us feel like a rock star celebrity so happy with a photograph with her doctor, Karunya and Shanmathi presenting our team with small gifts with their parents hard earned money, flowers guava fruits and whatever grows in their area, Team Idhayangal felt blessed with such unwavering affection from children and families who gave everything even though they had nothing, all our Salem district children and their parents are Idhayangal stars of the monthKavitha and Ganga are idhayangal stars of the month
July, 2024
Kavitha and Ganga, well wishers of idhayangal, did a masterclass at the joy of giving during idhayangal clinic yesterday, both gave their precious time for 3 hours applying mehenthi to all our idhayangal children, just to see all our children forgetting their type 1diabetes for 3 hours, happily giggling and enjoying the pleasant surprise was heart-melting, Kavitha and Ganga proved yesterday the joy of giving their valuable priceless time and effort, traveling all the way from Tirupur to bring smiles on our children's faces, both of them are idhayangal stars of the monthIsai priya are idhayangal stars of the month
July, 2024
Joys of Idhayangal clinic yesterday when Isai priya, battling brittle type 1diabetes since 8 months of age with an awesome smile and confidence, maintaining her A1c at 7 percent consecutively for 18 months with such a determination so inspiring for all of us, when asked what gift she wants, this little kid without hesitation says she wishes a stethoscope so that she becomes a doctor at idhayangal! Let Isai's dreams come true, God bless our idhayangal star of the monthSaisri is idhayangal star of the year
June, 2024
Saisri is truly a God's child fighting back calmly everything that has been thrown at her over the last 6 months, severe diabetic coma admission with cerebral oedema that no child can survive after inadverent omission of insulin by mother for just 2 days, tracheostomy, 45 day ICU admission, 4 times a day insulin, gastric outlet obstruction needing emergency surgery, events stoic adults would have given up! This child looks so serene and fresh after a long travel from Madurai, happily interacting with Team Idhayangal, keeping the Hba1c at 7 percent with such determination, receiving the Idhayangal school bag award happily, Saisri is idhayangal star of the yearYamuna and her parents are idhayangal stars of the month
June, 2024
June 15 is a red-letter day for Team Idhayangal marking Yamuna's birthday, same day few years ago when Yamuna was pulled from jaws of death with diabetic coma, every June 15, Yamuna and her parents travel 200 kms to our centre, inspite of their poverty, present every single idhayangal member with saree, dhoti and fruits as mark of their gratitude, heartwarming moments yesterday at idhayangal, Yamuna and her parents are idhayangal stars of the monthIdhayangal is delighted to launch Project Vanavil (Rainbow)
June, 2024
Idhayangal is delighted to launch Project Vanavil (Rainbow) in association with Rotary E-club of Metrodynamix where 28 deserving underprivileged children with type 1diabetes were adopted till age 20 years by generous donors for Rs 36000 (430 USD) per annum supporting insulins and pain free needles, each donor was assigned 1-5 children with all details, for the first time we could see tears of joy in parents knowing that their children can dream of a life with guaranteed medical support till age 20, kindly pass this to like minded friends family and organizations willing to adopt one deserving child for Rs 36 k or 430 USD per annum for their loved ones birthdays and anniversaries, this allows idhayangal to add more children from a waiting list of 500, idhayangal can be contacted on +91 9042858882, deeply thankful for all your support, swamiMohammed is our idhayangal star of the month
June, 2024
God bless Mohammed and his grandparents from Nagercoil, inspite of poverty and challenging type 1diabetes, the family donated a small donation box for idhayangal (with an awesome lock!) along with Rs 10000 of their hard earned money for other idhayangal children during our recent camp at Nagercoil, for the family's sheer kindness generosity and concern for others inspite of their own difficulties, Mohammed and his grandparents are idhayangal stars of the monthVeda is idhayangal star of the decade
May, 2024
Vedasri from Chennai district, just 2.5 years of age, No fault of hers, uncontrolled type 1diabetes, clueless mother, poverty, just a hot coffee spill on her left hand led to devastating necrosis leading to amputation till elbow, showing us how to fight gracefully, within one day of stay at Idhayangal family grasped all educational aspects of type 1diabetes, within 1 week glucoses all under control from 500-600 down to the 100s, stump healing very well, we are determined to get a prosthesis and normal quality of life, Vedasri may have lost her arm but not her tenacity, grace and determination, Veda is idhayangal star of the decadePrathika is our idhayangal star of the month
May, 2024
God bless Prathika, aged 2 years from Dharmapuri district, this child went into severe hypoglycemic seizures as she entered our clinic, inadverent overdose of insulin by illiterate mother, battled severe seizures with glucose 20, bounced back well with immediate treatment, not a single tear, so happy on discharge, showing immense grit and affection, so endearing to have this child instinctively coming to my shoulders at discharge with a huge smile, joys of Idhayangal's work where God does not call the qualified but qualifies the called! SwamiDhivarshini is idhayangal star of the month
May, 2024
Dhivarshini from Cuddalore district, showing such pure happiness and joy during our recent Pondicherry camp, totally oblivious to what fate has thrown at her, extremely brittle diabetes on 4 times insulin, mentally challenged due to cerebral hypoxia at birth, rank poverty, unhelpful dad to name a few, this God's child never left me for 4 hours, helping with little chores, all the time smiling, Dhivarshini and her mother are idhayangal stars of the monthAvanash is our idhayangal star of the month
April, 2024
Avanash nanthan, all of 2 years, deep interior Tanjore district, single mother, showing so much happiness and joy inspite of battling life threatening diabetic coma recently, bounced back with utmost fight and determination, on 4 times insulin injections, showing the way for us to battle life's adversities with an awesome smile on video, Avaneesh is idhayangal star of the monthIsaipriya is idhayangal star of the month
April, 2024
Isaipriya, bright idhayangal star over the last year with A1c consistently 7 percent on 4 times a day insulin, electrified our Saturday OP by coming in the same dress code as her doctor with greenshirt and awesome traditional dhoti, the whole outpatient with 25 idhayangal children looked so happy that for a blissful 30 minutes there was no type 1diabetes, Isai and her thoughtful parents are idhayangal stars of the monthSwetha is our idhayangal star of the year
April, 2024
God bless 4 year old Swetha from deep forest area of Sathyamangalam, showing enormous positivity discipline and determination in maintaining her A1c levels consistently at 6.5 percent for a year, firmly refuses any junk food day in and out, always a happy radiant smile, Swetha is our idhayangal star of the yearSree Deeksha is idhayangal star of the month
April, 2024
God bless Sree Deeksha from Salem district, recovered from a major diabetic emergency admission recently, putting adults to shame by her superb positivity and enthusiasm inspite of being on 4 times a day insulin, maintaining her A1c at 7, showing other idhayangal children how to do fingerprick glucose testing with such innocence and eloquence, Sree Deeksha is idhayangal star of the monthLavanya is idhayangal star of the month
April, 2024
Exactly 4 months ago Lavanya, single mother of 2 year old, was staring at the jaws of death with advanced kidney failure due to uncontrolled diabetes and challenging socioeconomic circumstances, yesterday full of life after a life saving kidney transplant courtesy of her mother and all supporters of idhayangal, everyone of you,just one message from idhayangal led to all our well wishers opening their purses and hearts, Lavanya conveys her heartfelt thanks to all of you, we are immensely humbled by your love and consideration for our deserving underprivileged with type 1diabetes, everyone of you are idhayangal stars of the monthSandhya is a true idhayangal super star of the month
March, 2024
Sandhya from deep interior Salem district, showing utmost graciousness, determination and discipline against all odds in life, hearing and speech impairment since childhood, brittle type 1diabetes needing 100 units insulin per day, poverty, illiterate parents, inflammatory bowel disease needing high dose steroids, not sure whether we can cope with one of the above, always a radiant smile, keeping her A1c at 7 percent on four times a day insulin, Sandhya is a true idhayangal super star of the monthMalar is idhayangal star of the month
March, 2024
Malar showing great maturity beyond her years celebrating her birthday at Idhayangal by presenting us a plant pot, this child battled glucoses more than 700 when we first saw her, multiple diabetic coma admissions and poverty, now maintaining A1c 7 percent, Malar is idhayangal star of the month for her graciousness, determination and taking the fight back to type 1 diabetes swamiPratish is idhayangal star of the month
March, 2024
Young Pratheesh from deep interior Tiruvanamalai district, all of 4 years of age showing the same fearlessness in effortlessy holding a massive cow four times his size donated by idhayangal as part of Project Sakthi, sustainable livelihood Project, as he has shown battling difficult brittle type 1diabetes taking 4 times a day insulins, the determination in his face shows Type1 diabetes is no match for his awesome attitude, Pratish is idhayangal star of the monthDharani and her little bundle of Joy are idhayangal stars of the month
March, 2024
From Chennai to Kanyakumari, Kerala, Karnataka and Delhi, Idhayangal had supported 1600 underprivileged children with type 1diabetes in 2023. Mind boggling 23 lac insulin shots, 1 lac insulin cartridges, 20 lac glucose strips, 1600 glucometers, 10 lacs painfree 4mm ultrafine needles, 250 insulin pumps, 30000 insulin pump consumables, 600 fridges, 100 children education, 40 cow donations, 100 sewing machines for upskillment of mothers all translating to more than 95 percent reduction in diabetic emergency admissions and mortality, more importantly a hope in the eyes of the child and their parents that they too can lead a normal healthy productive life, all this is possible because of your extreme generosity good will and support, on behalf of all our deserving underprivileged children with type 1diabetes and Team Idhayangal we sincerely thank you for giving us the opportunity to fight this battle where the award and the reward is the work itself SwamiJayapriya is idhayangal star of the month
February, 2024
A privilege for Team Idhayangal to be a part of a simple marriage ceremony of Jayapriya at Maruthamalai temple, showing huge determination to battle brittle type 1diabetes, crunching poverty, bedbound dad to finish her college education, maintain A1c of 7 on insulin pump courtesy Idhayangal well wishers, it was a special melting moment when Jayapriya wanted us to hand the mangal sutra, please join us in wishing the couple all the very best, Jayapriya and her mother are Idhayangal stars of the month
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February, 2024
From Chennai to Kanyakumari, Kerala, Karnataka and Delhi, Idhayangal had supported 1600 underprivileged children with type 1diabetes in 2023. Mind boggling 23 lac insulin shots, 1 lac insulin cartridges, 20 lac glucose strips, 1600 glucometers, 10 lacs painfree 4mm ultrafine needles, 250 insulin pumps, 30000 insulin pump consumables, 600 fridges, 100 children education, 40 cow donations, 100 sewing machines for upskillment of mothers all translating to more than 95 percent reduction in diabetic emergency admissions and mortality, more importantly a hope in the eyes of the child and their parents that they too can lead a normal healthy productive life, all this is possible because of your extreme generosity good will and support, on behalf of all our deserving underprivileged children with type 1diabetes and Team Idhayangal we sincerely thank you for giving us the opportunity to fight this battle where the award and the reward is the work itself SwamiDushyanth is idhayangal star of the month
February, 2024
Dushyanth all of 4 years showing great spirit and determination in fighting type 1diabetes for 2 years now, 4 times daily insulins has not dented the morale of this bright kid, sporting a huge smile and showing the traditional Tamilnadu vanakkam with folded hands, A1c 6.9 percent from 12, Dushyanth is idhayangal star of the monthSivasankari is idhayangal star of the month
February, 2024
God bless Sivasankari from Pondicherry, this awesome child had gone through a serious infection in her right hand narrowly escaping amputation, challenging type 1diabetes, depths of poverty, showing huge compassion by collecting and donating 345 rupees for idhayangal during our recent Pondy visit, heart melting moments to see such kindness compassion and generosity under the most adverse circumstances, Sivasankari is idhayangal star of the monthVeerasai Sri is idhayangal star of the month
February, 2024
God bless Veerasai Sri, battling the most difficult circumstances for a young child, brittle type 1 diabetes, relentless 4 times insulin injections, poverty, single mother, none of this has dented this child's passion to help, this kid was with me for 6 hours in our recent Chennai camp, helping the team with little chores, refusing to leave inspite of mother's pleas, last child to leave the camp, receiving our goody bag and star of the month award, Idhayangal's future is in safe hands with stars like Veerasai Sri, God bless this child who gives everything she has when we wrongly presume she has nothing to giveRakshana is idhayangal star of the month
January, 2024
Our hearts skipped a beat seeing Rakshana walk into our clinic recently, exactly 3 months ago, this child was brought with severe diabetic coma 30 minutes away from jaws of death, Rakshana fought the battle of her life fighting severe diabetic ketoacidodis with idhayangal support, looking so happy receiving idhayangal's cap award and set of colour pencils, has brought her A1c down from 13 to 7.7 within 3 months on 4 times insulins and fierce food discipline, Rakshanas smile is Idhayangal's award and reward, Rakshana is idhayangal star of the monthLavanya deeply humbled by your support
January, 2024
Lavanya 27 years old (single) mother of 2 yr old Alfreda, needs urgent renal transplant, extremely difficult financial circumstances, Idhayangal is raising Rs 10 lacs for assessment surgery and postoperative treatment, No contribution is small, kindly pass this to like minded family friends, kindly ignore if not keen or seen this message yesterday, idhayangal charitable trust Account number 6517087788 Indian bank IFSC code IDIB000K169 Kmch goldwins branch funds only in INR from banks registered in india kindly reference Lavanya deeply humbled by your support and considerationIsaipriya is the idhayangal star of the year
January, 2024
Isaipriya full of happiness and joy receiving idhayangal's pink balloon award for 2023 for maintaining all A1c levels at 7 percent throughout the year, No mean feat at 4 years of age with type 1diabetes diagnosed when she was 9 months old, her ever radiant smile and happy attitude on 4 times day insulin and relentless fingerprick for glucoses is a lesson to all of us, Isaipriya is the idhayangal star of the yearHappy New Year 2024
January, 2024
Happy New Year wishes to all of you from our deserving children families Team Idhayangal and our partners, 1700 underprivileged children with type 1diabetes across India supported with best insulins glucometers glucose strips insulin pumps education all because of your support and wishes, more than 95 percent reduction in hospital admissions and mortality across our partner hospitals, above photo from Tanjore end of year camp, rewarding to see Happy children with families, have an awesome 2024Donate to Idhayangal Charitable Trust
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