Episode 66: When You Get To The Other Side It Is Very Beautiful

On this episode we will hear from Dr Alisha Brown.Alisha was born and raised in NJ and has a passion for the arts. Initially she wanted to be a medical doctor but got to college and got burnt out from all the science classes.Today Alisha owns a small PR Firm, Alishamoniquepr.com where she works with women in small, owned businesses. She does this intentionally to help champion women. She is also currently an adjunct professor at her alma mater teaching marketing and communications classes.During the pandemic Alisha began her PR firm and was at the time dealing with a ton of stress but it wasn't until her mom repeatedly told her that she looked skinny and that she had lost a lot of weight and then made her hop on a scale. It was only then that she noticed she had loss 25lbs. Shortly after she was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes (LADA). This was smack in the middle of her doctoral program. After her diagnosis she did beat herself up for not recognizing her own need.During her first visit with an endo, even after keeping a manual log of all her blood sugar readings and notes of all the foods she ate the endo told her, "This is cute but it's not sustainable." She gave her no guidance on that. Insteadwhen her A1C went down to a 5.4 she was accused of skipping meals. The next endo visits after Alisha's A1C went up to an 8, she told her that her diabetes was completely out of control! The endo refused to keep her as a patient unless she used an insulin pump. In that moment Alisha knew that this was not the endo for her. She tolerated it for too long.After that Alisha phoned mom and mom came to the rescue and helped her find a new endocrinologist.Follow Alisha on Instagram @notyourtypicaldiabetic