On January 2020, I got the dreaded call: You have Type 1 diabetes. The rest is a blur. I went into a global pandemic, one of the highest risk categories, a red lab value that stared at me “HgbA1c > 15.” As a family physician, I was supposed to manage patients and ease their fears.
A doctor’s journey: Navigating chronic disease and empowerment through life coaching originally appeared in KevinMD.com.