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Ricardo C.
Hello, I'm Ricardo from White Lake, Michigan, and I'm a claims coordinator for a large steel company.
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Ricardo C.
My health hasn't always been great.
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Ricardo C.
I was overweight for a long time,
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I learned
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stress and
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bad eating habits like bad
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portion control and
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before I knew it,
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I was quite overweight and
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It was affecting my sleep,
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affecting my mood.
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I
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was diagnosed
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with
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type two diabetes
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then when I got that diagnosis, I really
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Ricardo C.
knew that, you know, I had to make a change.
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Amber W.
When I first spoke with Ricardo, he initially said that his health was poor
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Amber W.
and that he was overweight, and so he was concerned about that also with his diabetes
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Ricardo C.
The care manager that I've been working with
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Ricardo C.
throughout this journey, her name was Amber
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Ricardo C.
and
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Ricardo C.
she's always been encouraging and asking me what I need and putting me in contact with dietitians
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Amber W.
With the assistance of the registered dietitian and myself,
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Amber W.
he was able to start counting his
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Amber W.
his carbs. He was counting his calories. He was increasing his exercise, which he was not exercising at all, 2 to 3 times a week.
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Ricardo C.
I was having maybe 15 minutes a day of activity and now I do,
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Ricardo C.
60 minutes or more
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Ricardo C.
I
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had less than 5000 steps a day and now I do over 10,000 a day on average.
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Amber W.
he mainly was on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Coordinated Care app.
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Amber W.
So we also corresponded that way,
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Amber W.
I also offered
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education
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and resources
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geared towards
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Amber W.
diabetes management,
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Amber W.
and it helped with him tracking his steps, doing medication reminders and just feeling like he was connected to his coordinated team
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Ricardo C.
little changes became more mental to my journey. And
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adding to things,
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Ricardo C.
little by little.
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I've lost over £85.
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Ricardo C.
my BMI has
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gone down considerably.
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Ricardo C.
my A1C was eight, and now it's five and a half.
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Amber W.
It's a very rewarding feeling, especially as a nurse,
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Amber W.
to see
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them change in
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their health around and being in charge of their health.
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Ricardo C.
You know, a big portion of this is is mindfulness. And
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Ricardo C.
being in the right frame of mind, reducing stress
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Ricardo C.
you know, that's what made a difference for me.
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my wife and I, we we do fitness classes.
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we meal plan.
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Try to get a variety of
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fruits and vegetables,
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Ricardo C.
I just feel so much better now. And
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Ricardo C.
before all of this,
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Ricardo C.
I thought I was too old or, you
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Ricardo C.
just didn't think I had a lot of hope.
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Ricardo C.
And then now,
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Ricardo C.
almost a year later,
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Ricardo C.
I have so much more hope
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to,
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be more active and have a healthy lifestyle and enjoy life
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so much more
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Amber W.
I am very happy and static for Ricardo's health and how he's doing right now.
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Amber W.
And he is still continuing to go down that great path of exercising and keeping his agency lower.
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Amber W.
And his blood glucose levels lowered.
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Ricardo C.
because of Blue Cross Blue Shield Care management
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Ricardo C.
the encouragement of the staff
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Ricardo C.
I can't thank you guys enough. You're wonderful.
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Ricardo C.
You're exactly
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the voices that I needed to hear at the time.
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Ricardo C.
in just changed my life.
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Amber W.
That’s. That’s. That's very heartfelt.
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Amber W.
that was wonderful that that that makes me feel appreciated. And I'm glad to be a part of him. Making a life changing decision.
