My diabetes journey

Mitch is a type 2 diabetes patient who has found success managing diabetes with injectable medications. In this video, he shares his diabetes journey.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] MITCH: I was first diagnosed with diabetes a little over 20 years ago.

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And I was feeling tired all the time. I was peeing a lot. And I had a lot of white splotches in my vision.

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We went to the doctor and the doctor said that you had diabetes. They sent me over to a nutritionist.

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And the nutritionist started talking about all of these side symptoms that I had-- almost thought she was psychic,

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the way that she was rattling them off. I didn't feel very well in any part of my health.

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My diabetic journey with my A1C, I first remember it being around the nine number, approaching 10.

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The way-- the way they put it to me was in terms of my mortality. The further we were away from the five to six range,

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the higher the incidence of serious problems like heart attack and stroke.

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With medication over time-- some wins and some losses-- we were able to get that down to 5.2.

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Sequential therapy can help someone with diabetes just trying to find that sweet spot with the--

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with the medications. I was taken off the insulin and-- and put on a pill regimen. And they put me on the injectable.

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And the injectable, that lowered my A1C and helped me keep my--

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my daily and weekly goals of blood sugar regulation. Before I started taking my injectable,

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I was having a hard time maintaining my weight and controlling my blood sugar with just diet and pill

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regimen. The injectable really did help my body process sugars a lot better. I am 52 years old.

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And I have started a new career late in life. I'm an actor. I'm having the time of my life.

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I wish I had found this years earlier. In my career, they tend to cater a lot of food. I've got to really consider what I'm taking into my body

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at all times. And I've got to be on top of my medication. And sometimes, that means taking myself away from--

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from a certain temptation. So I would want other people to know that--

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not to put social pressures on people with type-2 diabetes. [MUSIC PLAYING]