Feeling dismissed while seeking diabetes treatment

In this heartfelt video, we hear directly from a diabetes patient as they share their journey in managing this chronic condition.

Transcript

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I was never tested for diabetes. Like just walking in there as a Latina, it was just kind of like, OK, here it is.

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We're just gonna diagnose you with PCOS. And here's all these medications to take. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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When I was first diagnosed, I was misdiagnosed. I think that at that time, PCOS was the really popular thing

00:28

to diagnose women with. And so I kind of feel like it was just like, OK, let's just slap this label on because she fits all the criteria.

00:35

She checks all the boxes. I was just kind of dismissed. And that, I think, helped in the misdiagnosis,

00:43

because it's like, oh, she's a Latina, she's low income. OK, here we go. We're gonna slap this on her. If you're still not feeling right

00:50

after your first diagnosis, go find another opinion. It's not gonna hurt anything. They might actually be able to figure out

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what is causing the symptoms that you're having. [AUDIO LOGO]