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Clint's Health Crisis and Blood Sugar Diagnosis 0:23 This material is the property of Hope For Healing and it's not to be shared or replicated in any way without written consent. 0:30 Thank you. 0:32 My name is Clint Dixon, and I've been a patient here at Hope for Healing for about a year. 0:36 My health journey really kind of kicked off about three years ago. 0:40 And my whole family had gotten the flu. 0:43 After about 3 weeks, my family got better, so I went down to the hospital and was diagnosed with pneumonia. 0:52 And during that time I had my blood sugar taken and it was around 450. And you know, no matter how much insulin they gave me at the hospital, 1:00 my bludger would not go down until the infection went away. 1:04 You know that really kind of started things for me.
Diet Changes and Ongoing Blood Sugar Monitoring 1:07 It signified a major change in my life. 1:11 My wife, being a nurse, knew all the side effects of the diabetic medicine, and we were determined for me not to go on that medicine. 1:19 So we came up with a diet that helps me manage my blood sugar, but it's still not perfect. 1:27 I'm still in the pre-diabetic range, so it is something I have to constantly monitor. 1:33 That's one of things I really wanted to tackle when I first became a patient about a year ago here at Hope for Healing. 1:39 And I had a great team that kind of has been walking with me along the journey. 1:44 You know, it really began with my genetics with Catherine, and she just did a fantastic job of breaking down some really complicated things.
Genetics Consultation and Understanding the Cause 1:54 And one of the things that I walked away with was, you know part of reason my blood sugar runs high is because my cells do not absorb glucose like other 2:05 people's do. 2:06 which really made sense because I have no family history of diabetes that I know of. 2:12 And so that really helped explain the why behind why I was having such a hard time with my blood sugar. 2:22 So she was able to help me with some supplements and really explain why. 2:30 The why gave me the motivation to really continue making the changes in my life that I needed to in order to get healthier. 2:39 And the next step was meeting with my provider who helped me come up with some things that i would not have thought of as far as dealing with my blood sugar.
Provider Guidance and Muscle-Building Plan 2:49 And I'll tell you, you can go to any doctor and they will tell to exercise more and eat better, right? 2:58 But one of the great things that my provider told me was, hey, kind of based on your genetics and your exercise history, 3:06 he goes, it would make a whole lot of sense for you to put on as much muscle as you because muscle is a great store for glucose. 3:14 So that's currently where I'm kind of at. 3:16 I am entering into a four-month challenge that I put in myself to help gain as much muscle as I can. 3:24 And, you know, on top of all that, I've had a health coach that has helped me come up with a plan and holds me accountable to that plan, 3:32 and really helps me tackle the obstacles that might encounter in my health journey. 3:38 And on top of that, going and getting tailored IVs for me has really improved my day-to-day life.
Health Coaching, IV Therapy, and Closing Reflection 3:50 We're all kind of given our own kind journeys that we have to go through, and if we're lucky enough, we get a roadmap to those. 3:59 And a roadmap tells you where you're supposed to go, but it also kind of helps identify the obstacles between here and there. 4:04 And I'm just very grateful that Hope for Healing has been here to help me tackle those obstacles.
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