Curious as to how it all works? Watch this video!
[/vc_column_text]There are multiple ways to share your Healthful JourneyTM with us. You can e-mail contact@healthfulheroes.com to arrange a time for a one-on-one interview. You can record your journey in 3-5 minute videos and upload the videos below (please note that a G-mail account is required to upload videos below). If you do not have a G-mail account, feel free to create one or e-mail contact@healthfulheroes.com for an alternative route). [/vc_column_text]
Sharing your Healthful Video JourneyTM is Simple!
Step 1: Take five three-to-five minute video clips during which you share your Healthful JourneyTM
Step 2: In two-to-three weeks, Healthful Stories, Inc. will compile and edit your videos and post them onto www.HealthfulHeroes.com
Step 3: Share your Healthful JourneyTM to empower and inspire others! [/vc_column_text]
(Video A) Here is your opportunity to briefly introduce yourself. Where are you from? Where do you live now? How old are you? Share anything that will help others see a bit of themselves in your journey: [/vc_column_text]
(Video B) When did you first notice something was wrong? What impact were these symptoms having on your day-to-day? Your work? Your hobbies and interests outside of work? How long did it take before you took action? What did you do first? Did you see a doctor? Multiple doctors? Was your initial diagnosis correct? [/vc_column_text]
(Video C) When you received your diagnosis, what did the doctor tell you? Did your doctor give you enough information? How did you feel? Were treatments discussed? Where did you go to seek information? Did you have the support you needed? [/vc_column_text]
(Video D) This is your opportunity to describe your initial treatments and whether they worked, any side effects you experienced, and their impact on your day-to-day. Start from your first treatment and continue forward to today. Discuss any other things you are doing to manage your health. [/vc_column_text]
(Video E) Describe the impact managing your condition has had on the quality of your life at work and at home. Sharing what you have learned along your journey and the advice you have for others living with your condition is a huge part of the HealthfulHeroes.com mission. Share your recommendations and inspiring words for others. [/vc_column_text]
Once you’ve uploaded your videos A through E above, feel free to e-mail contact@healthfulheroes.com to confirm receipt. We’ll e-mail you to confirm once your video is uploaded and ready to be shared with the world.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Together, we can help make the world a better place, one journey at a time. Thank you!
[/vc_column_text]*Cas' Healthful Journey™ through Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM)
*Cas' Healthful Journey™ with Type 1 Diabetes
Join us for an interview with Cas and discover how he has been able to manage through his life with Type 1 Diabetes. This is Cas’ Healthful Story™.
It was Christmas Day 2008. Cas was just 13 years old and drank three gallons of tea with sugar. For the past several months, he was often thirsty at night and woke up three or four times during the night to use the restroom. He proceeded to spend the through New Year’s Eve in the hospital as he was given a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes.
He all of a sudden had to learn how to inject himself with insulin and the doctors wouldn’t let him leave the hospital until he knew how to inject himself. Over the next several weeks, Cas described that “the biggest change was having to count everything I ate having to count carbohydrates and figuring out how much insulin I needed.”
Cas described situations where his blood sugar isn’t high enough: “All of a sudden it is like you’re very hungry like you hadn’t eaten in a few days but also you’re very weak and it’s difficult to focus and I get sweaty and I’m incoherent when I talk.”
Cas credits his sensor and insulin pump for allowing him to live as normal as a life as you can with Type 1 Diabetes: “I’ve got a sensor which alerts me when my blood sugar isn’t working correctly. I’ve got a pump. I’ve got an app on my phone that links the two together so I think I can lead a pretty normal life or as normal as you can with diabetes of course. I still gotta count my carbs and and bring snacks with me but overall I think it’s as normal a life as I can have.”
Cas' Advice for Others
When asked what advice he has for others with diabetes, Cas is quick to point out that “for those getting used to counting carbs, the biggest hurdle is getting used to it because if you don’t make a habit out of it, counting carbs will always stay something that you have to be conscious about. I’ve tried to turn counting carbs into a habit and it has now become second nature so I’ve gotten used to it.”
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