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
I was never tested for diabetes. Like just walking in there as a Latina, it was just kind of like, OK, here it is.
We're just gonna diagnose you with PCOS. And here's all these medications to take. [MUSIC PLAYING]
When I was first diagnosed, I was misdiagnosed. I think that at that time, PCOS was the really popular thing
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.
She checks all the boxes. I was just kind of dismissed. And that, I think, helped in the misdiagnosis,
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
after your first diagnosis, go find another opinion. It's not gonna hurt anything. They might actually be able to figure out
what is causing the symptoms that you're having. [AUDIO LOGO]
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