Sep 7, 2017
On today’s DiabetesPowerShow, Charlie, Lori, and Chris welcome Dr. Travis Stork.
In 2016, Dr. Travis Stork, ER physician and host of the Emmy
Award-winning show The Doctors, joined a nationwide movement – For
Your SweetHeart™: Where Diabetes and Heart Disease Meet – to raise
awareness of the link between type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
The initiative seeks to encourage those with type 2 diabetes to
know their risk and speak to their healthcare provider, for the
sake of their health and the people they cherish the most.
Dr. Stork partnered with For Your SweetHeart, in remembrance of his
grandfather, who had type 2 diabetes, to urge people with type 2
diabetes to take the Heart You Quiz, and sign-up for more
information to learn more about their risk for heart disease.
Because of his grandfather’s experience, Dr. Stork learned about
the importance of managing the condition, before he ever became a
doctor. As a grandchild of someone who was directly impacted by
type 2 diabetes, Dr. Stork shares his personal connection to type 2
diabetes – his grandfather’s story – and why this campaign is close
to his heart.
This Grandparents Day (September 10), we encourage you to help
educate your family members and loved ones about the critical link
between type 2 diabetes and heart disease. According to a national
survey, more than half (52 percent) of adults with type 2 diabetes
are unaware of their increased risk for heart disease and related
life-threatening events, such as heart attack, stroke or even
death.
To learn more about the For Your SweetHeart movement, which was
developed and sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and
Company, as well as take and share the Heart You Quiz, please visit
https://www.foryoursweetheart.com.