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I moved down here in Vancouver a couple years ago in August
and then I was eating like junky foods all the time.
I had pneumonia for a couple of days and then
we went to the doctor.
And then she was asking questions to my mom like
if she had borderline diabetes before she gave birth to me.
And she said yes.
And then after that, they gave me some antibiotics
and then they got my blood drawn.
And so we looked at his laboratory studies
just screening him for diabetes and cholesterol levels
and it showed that Austin was in the pre-diabetic range.
I guess I was like really sad and disappointed because
I never thought it would be like to me that would happen
because I thought I was doing okay at the time
and I think I weighed like around 150.
Part of the evaluation in our pediatrics group is we try to
refer these patients who come up in the higher risk population
to our dieticians who are phenomenal.
And she told us some things that we could do.
Every meal that I have it's more protein and vegetables and stuff
not like fatty foods and greasy and all that.
When my mom found out I had borderline diabetes,
she instantly just started buying more vegetables
at the grocery store.
And then most of the foods that she made
I didn't like at the very beginning because
I wasn't used to it, but after like a couple weeks
I started getting used to it and then I liked them.
And then we're still doing that and then my family was just
a big part because they started eating those foods too
so now we're all used to it.
A couple months ago I never thought that I'd be
eating healthy.
I thought I was but I really wasn't.
Well, a couple of my friends all the time call me
"fancy salad man."
They noticed that I've been doing well.
So I just sent him a note just letting him know that
I appreciated the hard work he's done and was really
impressed with what he's done.
It made me feel really good because she sent me a note
saying "Keep going.
"Keep doing what you're doing and it will pay off in the end."
And soon enough it did.
He has influenced other kids at his school
and people at his church.
A couple more friends every day keep bringing cold lunch.
And it's been really exciting to see how he has
brought his own weight down.
He's no longer in that category.
His repeat labs look wonderful.
He feels good.
It seems like he has a lot more energy.
I feel like I can do more sports.
I can do more running because in PE this year I didn't lose
as much breath and I felt like I can do more activities
than I could last year.
And I probably would have diabetes right now
if I kept my lifestyle how it was.
So I'm glad that she told me and I could get it under control.