Harish Manikandan lives with obesity in Chile. Harish maintains an active lifestyle in the bustling city of Santiago and, amid his daily duties as head chef at a restaurant, finds tranquility on his electric bike, commuting to work, cycling in the city’s expansive parks and cruising Santiago in the evenings when the temperature cools and the traffic is light.
Novo Nordisk employees Jayashri Seshadri and Merlin Till Witte in our laboratories in Måløv, Denmark. Jayashri and Merlin are part of a transformational research unit working to improve the lives of people living with serious chronic diseases through innovative stem cell-based therapies.
Participants at the 2024 World Panna Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. ‘Panna’ is an increasingly popular type of street football, and the Pannahouse organisation champions physical and mental health, cultural understanding and robust communities within urban youth culture. Photo: UP MEDIA.
Zilda Maria da Silva was terrified when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes age 19, especially given her father’s early death from diabetes complications. 15 years later, Zilda started insulin treatment to prolong her life. Today, she lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is training for a marathon at 71 years old.
