Dr. Manisha Gupta: Healing with Passion, Bringing Heart, Hope & Technology to Diabetes Care

Show Notes

In this energetic and heartfelt episode of The Happy Moments – पल पल की खुशियाँ with Sanjay Rajpal, we welcome Dr. Manisha Gupta, a passionate diabetes physician whose compassion, positivity and commitment to helping people come through strongly in every part of the conversation. Dr. Manisha shares her journey back into medical practice after taking a break when her children were born, and how she rebuilt her confidence, pursued further learning in diabetes and eventually found her true calling in caring for people living with diabetes, particularly children with Type 1 Diabetes. She speaks with deep emotion about the challenges faced by young children who require multiple insulin injections and continuous glucose monitoring, and explains how technologies such as CGM, artificial intelligence and connected diabetes devices may help predict hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia and other serious complications, making diabetes management safer and easier. The conversation also moves beyond medicine into lifestyle, parenting and the changing habits of young people, where Dr. Manisha highlights the growing challenge of childhood obesity and early Type 2 Diabetes and reminds parents that children learn more from observing their families than from being instructed, making parents themselves the most important role models for healthy behaviour. With her characteristic enthusiasm, she also shares the personal habits that help her maintain her energy, including a balanced nutritious diet, staying active and learning continuously from her mentors. Towards the end of the episode, the discussion turns to the larger need for affordable and accessible diabetes care, especially for children who may struggle to obtain insulin, CGM devices and insulin pumps. Dr. Manisha calls for stronger policies, better implementation, greater sensitisation and collaborative efforts between government, healthcare professionals and industry, including initiatives such as insulin banks and improved access to essential diabetes technologies. This inspiring conversation with Sanjay Rajpal is a reminder that healthcare is not only about treating a disease—it is about understanding the person, bringing hope, motivating families and ensuring that every child, including the last child in the queue, receives the care and dignity they deserve. Listen to this meaningful episode of The Happy Moments – पल पल की खुशियाँ with Sanjay Rajpal and experience Dr. Manisha Gupta’s infectious energy, compassion and belief that with the right intent, technology, policies and collective action, we can make life better for people living with diabetes.