Who We Are

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From patient education and policy advocacy to caregiver support and community projects, we operate at the intersection of public health, empathy, and action ù nationally and internationally. updated

Support Us Our Impact

28+

Years Founder Has Lived With T1D

500+

Patients Supported & Empowered

10+

National & International Projects

Dedicated Core Team Members

Our Purpose

The Heart Behind Everything We Do

Our Mission updated

To empower people living with Type 1 Diabetes to be capable enough to advocate for themselves ù and to give back to their community. We deliver diabetes education, patient empowerment tools, and community support programmes tailored to each individual's unique needs. Personalised diabetes education, Advocacy & policy engagement, Community-based support networks.

Personalised diabetes education
Advocacy & policy engagement
Community-based support networks

Our Vision updated

A world where diabetes is no longer a barrier to human potential. We envision a society where every T1D fighter breaks the wall of fear ù armed with knowledge, supported by community, and empowered to lead lives of dignity, purpose, and joy. Zero barriers to T1D access to care, Inclusive policies for diabetic patients, Global collaboration for diabetes research.

Zero barriers to T1D access to care
Inclusive policies for diabetic patients
Global collaboration for diabetes research

Founder's Story

The Fighter Who Started It All

A journey of 28 years with Type 1 Diabetes became the fuel that built an entire trust — to ensure no diabetic fighter walks the road alone.

Mridula Kapil Bhargava – Founder Director, Diabetes Fighters' Trust

T1D Fighter
Since 1996

28+ Years
Living with T1D

Core Team Member — Founder Director

Mridula Kapil Bhargava mam

Founder Director, New Delhi, India | IMPH, Hebrew University Jerusalem | Public Health Professional

"It's not Diabetes that stops you from chasing your dreams ù it's the fear within you that stands like a Wall between the two. Break that Wall!"

— Mridula Kapil Bhargava mam, Founder Director, Diabetes Fighters' Trust

updated Mridula Kapil Bhargava was born and brought up in New Delhi, India. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes nearly three decades ago, she refused to let the condition define her limits. Instead, she transformed her lived experience into a lifelong mission ù one that sits at the powerful intersection of personal resilience and professional public health expertise. A graduate in Biotechnology and a post-graduate in Nano-Biotechnology, Mridula went on to earn her Master's in International Public Health (IMPH) from the prestigious Hebrew University û Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel (Batch 2017û18). This rare combination of life experience, scientific depth, and public health strategy forms the bedrock of Diabetes Fighters' Trust. She passionately believes that every person living with diabetes ù especially T1D ù deserves not just medical care, but empowerment tools tailored to their individual needs as well as population-level interventions. Under her leadership, the Trust has grown into a platform supporting patients, caregivers, and the broader community through education, advocacy, and peer networks.

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Founder's Vision

Why she built Diabetes Fighters' Trust — in her own words.

I have lived with Type 1 Diabetes for over 28 years. And in those years, I have watched far too many people ù especially young patients in India ù struggle not from lack of will, but from lack of information, support, and self-belief. They are surrounded by fear: fear of the disease, fear of what others think, fear of their own future. That is why I founded Diabetes Fighters' Trust. Not to offer sympathy ù but to offer tools, knowledge, and community. My own condition, combined with the skills in public health I earned internationally, gave me a rare dual perspective: I understand both the patient's heart and the system's levers. My vision is simple but ambitious ù a world where no T1D patient feels alone, where every community has access to accurate diabetes education, where policies are designed with patients at the table, and where the wall of fear crumbles ù brick by brick ù through empowerment. We may not cure diabetes tomorrow. But we can change how people live with it today.

Academic Credentials

IMPH ù International Public Health: Hebrew University û Hadassah Braun School, Jerusalem | 2017û18

M.Sc. Nano-Biotechnology: Post-Graduate, India

B.Sc. Biotechnology: Graduate, New Delhi, India

Expert Team

Meet Our Volunteer Team

Every member of our team carries a personal connection to diabetes — through lived experience, caregiving, or professional dedication to making a difference.

Community Management

T1D Fighter — 8 yrs

Khushi Ahuja

CBSE topper (96.75%), B.A.LL.B student at Vivekananda Institute. Diagnosed at 11, she channels her legal acumen and multiple artistic talents into community building and peer support.

Caregivers' Initiatives Lead

Caregiver Parent

Anshita Kapoor

12+ years as an Optometrist in Optical Retail. Her child's T1D diagnosis transformed her professional focus ù she now leads all caregiver-centred initiatives with empathy and expertise.

Honorary Advisor

23+ Yrs Experience

Dr. Nayanjeet Choudhury

MBBS, MD (India), MPH (Israel). 23+ years in global health with Public Health Institute Oakland, Medtronic Foundation, and medical colleges in India & USA ù bringing international perspective to our work.

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