Youngsters among India’s 70 million diabetics with high bloodsugar levels but longing for a life partner can now heave a sigh of relief. Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s largest city that is fast turning into a medical tourism hub, now has the country’s first marriage bureau dedicated to diabetics. Award-winning diabetologist Dr.Mayur Patel’s help centre called ‘Make My Life’ will be a boon for thousands of youths down with diabetes.
Indeed, Dr. Patel, who is also the chairman of the AllIndia lnstitute of Diabetes and Research, has launched the novel marriage bureau with the help of well-known matchmaker Sangita Patel with the objective of changing the mindset of people towards the common disorder.
According to him, families in Gujarat, nicknamed India’s diabetes capital, are opposed to marriage with a person who has to take multiple injections of insulin, be careful of the diet and lifestyle....
