Being Head of HR at Novonordisk
About Tania Sabroe
Tania is a loving kind-hearted person and also a mother and a wife. If she isn't at home with her family, she's at her job. At her job at Novo Nordisk, she researches diabetes, obesity and growth disorders. This is very fitting for her because she loves helping people.
What does Novonordisk do?
Novonordisk is a global Danish pharmaceutical company. We have people working for us from all over the world. We also sell our insulin all over the world. Novonordisk manufacturers mainly insulin, which is used for people who have diabetes. It also goes into other disease areas. One is obesity. There are about 45,000 people working for the company.
How long have you been working there for?
It's 100 years old and I've been working there for 15 of them. I really enjoy working there, too.
Do you have diabetes or do you know anyone who does?
“No, I don't have diabetes, but i know because my husband’s father He has what's called type one diabetes for a long time. There are 2 types: type 1 and type 2. He has what's called type 1.” Type 2 is something you tend to get when you're older.No one really knows why you get type one. It’s most likely in your genes.
“If you're not diagnosed in time and the doctors don't know, then sadly you will die.”
-Tania Sabroe
What is diabetes?
Diabetes means that your own body can't produce insulin and you need insulin for your body to work, insulin is made in the pancreas and if you don't have insulin you will die, but you can inject it into the body so you still get insulin.
What are some symptoms of diabetes?
Always thirsty and have a very big thirst, very tired and sometimes wet the bed (for some children) and having to go to the bathroom a lot more, and just generally feeling very tired and weak.
