The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently announced that children with Type1 diabetes will now be placed under the category of persons with disabilities (PwD). These students will be asked to fill up the forms for classes X and XII exams under this category. Last year however the board permitted insulin-dependent students taking classes X and XII board exams to carry sugar tablets chocolate candies and water bottles inside the centre. As per the standard dictionary definition disability (noun) is a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements senses or activities. Diabetes is not one of the