Podcasts Health Protecting Your NEST with Dr. Tony Hampton Episode 155: Short Term Diabetes Scare Helped Me Get Healthy with Desmond Charles Battles and Patrice Marshall

Episode 155: Short Term Diabetes Scare Helped Me Get Healthy with Desmond Charles Battles and Patrice Marshall

Published: June 16, 2023, 4:52 a.m.

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Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Desmond Battles, a patient of Dr. Tony\\u2019s, is a native of South Side, Chicago. He has been reclaiming his health through the power of lifestyle and the low carb diet.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Desmond talk about:

  • (03:53) Desmond\\u2019s family and how he met his wife
  • (07:23) Reading and family time
  • (11:09) Diabetic Keto Acidosis and Desmond\\u2019s response to discovering he had it
  • (23:20) How Desmond was able to get his Hemoglobin AIC down to 5.8 from 11.9 in just 3 months
  • (36:00) Medications that Desmond was able to come off of
  • (47:32) What motivated Desmond to make lifestyle changes for the sake of his health
  • (57:37) How Desmond\\u2019s faith has helped him in the midst of his physical difficulties
  • (01:05:30) The place of fasting and exercise in Desmond\\u2019s new lifestyle
  • (01:09:12) What Desmond would like to see change in healthcare

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