WE
WE WANT
WE WANT TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE. >>> WHAT WE DO IS SPECIFICALLY
TEST EACH PATIENT FROM THE
GROUND UP BASED ON THEIR
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS. WE BUILT
THEM A PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFIC
TO THEM.
TO THEM.
TO THEM. >> OKAY, SO YOU ARE NOT MASKING
SYMPTOMS AND THROWING PILLS AT
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. IT
THEM. IT IS SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT WILL
HELP THEM HOPEFULLY REVERSE THE
DIABETES, RIGHT?
DIABETES, RIGHT? AND, AMANDA WHEN YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR A PATIENT, WHAT IS
THE KEY FACTORS YOU LOOK FOR?
>> SO, MY JOB IS ASIAN CARE
COORDINATOR.
COORDINATOR. WHAT I DO IS, ONCE A DOCTOR
EXCEPTS THE PATIENT INTO CARE,
I FOLLOW THEM THROUGHOUT THE
PROGRAM.WHETHER THAT IS TESTING
FOOD OR QUESTIONS OR SUPPORT.
AND MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT.
ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE DO
WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR OUR
IDEAL PATIENT IS THEIR
MOTIVATION AND HOW THEY ARE
GOING TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
I ACTUALLY BROUGHT ONE OF MY
PATIENTS WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY
REVERSED HIS TYPE II DIABETES.
ZACH.
ZACH.
ZACH. >>
ZACH. >> HELLO ZACH, SO YOU ARE ONE
OF THEIR SUCCESS STORIES.
WHAT WAS YOUR JOURNEY LIKE?
>> I FIRST SHARED THAT MY BLOOD
SUGAR WAS VERY HIGH.
IT WAS OVER 300.
MY A1C WAS THAT ABOUT 12.
I HAD MY BLOOD PRESSURE AT THE
TIME, AS WELL.
AND THEY HAD ME ON INSULIN, 10
UNITS OF INSULIN AS WELL AS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE.
AND THEY WERE MAKING ME FEEL
HORRIBLE.
HORRIBLE.
HORRIBLE. I WANTED A CHANGE IN LIFE, AND
I DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH
SOMETHING THAT COULD CAUSE
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. I
DEATH. I INTERVIEWED WITH HIM AND TOOK
ON HIS PROGRAM. I AM HAPPY TO
SAY AFTER COMPLETING HIS
PROGRAM, I AM CURRENTLY ON NO
MEDICATIONS AND HAVE LOST 40
POUNDS AND I AM DIABETIC FREE.
>> THAT IS AMAZING, AND YOU
FEEL AWESOME, RIGHT?
>> I FEEL FANTASTIC.
>> HE IS ONE OF MANY SUCCESS
STORIES YOU HAVE HAD.
I SEE SOME INTERESTING ITEMS
YOU HAVE HER ON THE TABLE.
>> WHAT PATIENTS WANT TO
ACHIEVE HIS FIRST, THEY WANT TO
ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE
DEVASTATING COMPLICATIONS, LIKE
MY GRANDMOTHER HAD.
AMPUTATION IS SCARY.
A LOT OF PATIENTS ALSO WANT TO
LOSE WEIGHT.
LOSE WEIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ALSO
WANT TO DO IS TO GET RID OF THE
MEDICATION --
MEDICATION -- >> -- THESE MEDICATIONS?
>> YES, THOSE MEDICATIONS.
ALL OF THOSE.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. >> I MEAN, THAT IS WHAT WE SEE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? PEOPLE ARE INUNDATED WITH PILLS
AND PILLS.
AND PILLS. AND AS THAT SAID, THEY DON'T
FEEL ANY BETTER.
>> WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IS BY
BUILDING THE PROGRAM FROM THE
GROUND UP, SPECIFICALLY FOR
THEM IS THEN WITH THE HELP OF
THE PRESCRIBING DOCTOR, THEY
CAN START THE PROCESS OF
REDUCING AND ELIMINATING
MEDICATIONS, WHICH EVERY
PATIENT SAYS IS ONE OF THEIR
GOALS.
GOALS.
GOALS. >>
GOALS. >> AND PATRICK, YOU CAN HIGHLY
RECOMMEND THEM, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE STORY.
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE LIKE NOW?
>> LIFE IS GREAT.
I AM ACTIVE.
I HAD A LOT OF LOSS OF ENERGY
WHEN I WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED.
I HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING
ON IN MY LIFE. I LIKE TO PLAY
SOFTBALL A LOT.
TWO DAYS A WEEK, WHICH I AM
CURRENTLY ACTIVELY STILL DOING.
IT IS GREAT.
I FEEL FANTASTIC. AND, THE BEST
THING IS I AM FREE OF
MEDICATION.
MEDICATION. >> AND HE LOST 40 POUNDS OF FAT.
HE LOST 40 OF THESE.
>> THAT IS AMAZING.
HOW DO PEOPLE FIND YOU GUYS?
AND, IF THEY WONDER IF YOU CAN
HELP THEM?
HELP THEM? >> THE WEBSITE IS REVERSE MY
TYPE II DIABETES.COM. OR THEY
CAN CALL 301-770-5395.
>> AND THE SCIENCE IS GREAT.
WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT ABOUT THAT
CONVENTION COMING UP?
>> WE GO MORE INTO DEPTH ON
WHAT TYPE OF TESTING WE NEED TO
DO AND HOW EACH PROGRAM WILL BE
DIFFERENT FOR EACH PERSON.
AND WE GO INTO THE DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF WHAT THAT CAN BE.
WE EXPLAINED TO THEM THE
EFFECTS OF HAVING THIS DISEASE
LONG-TERM, AND WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. AND SO TO PREVENT OBVIOUSLY,
AMPUTATION, HEART ATTACK AND
STROKE, LIKE FORTUNATELY IS
POSSIBLE TO STOP.
>> I LOVE THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO
YOUR GRANDMOTHER SPURRED
SOMETHING IN YOU AND YOU ARE
GIVING BACK.
GIVING BACK. WHAT PEOPLE WANT IS AN
INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH.
INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH. THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO GET
THAT WHOLE THING OF PILLS THEY
HAVE TO TAKE.
AMANDA, IT IS A WONDERFUL THAT
THEY KNOW YOU ARE THERE EVERY
STEP OF THE WAY.
>> IT IS REALLY GREAT.
THEY COME IN AND THEY GET IT
TAKEN CARE OF.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.
PATRICK, THANK YOU FOR SHARING
YOUR STORY WITH US.
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