American Idol judge Randy Jackson stopped by HuffPost Live Monday to talk about living with diabetes and to judge the vocal talents of some HuffPost Live hosts.
Randy spoke to Marc Lamont Hill about being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nine years ago and described the life changes he was forced to make to cope with the disease.
"You gotta make your doctor your homey," Jackson said about the need for diabetics to make regular visits to their doctors for tests and to set goals to manage the disease. He also stressed the need to exercise regularly and reject the fatty foods that he grew up with in the South, namely "cakes and pecan candy."
Jackson writes on the Taking Diabetes to Heart website: "I learned that having type 2 diabetes increases my risk for heart disease, among other long-term complications. This was the push I needed to take my diabetes to heart.
Randy spoke to Marc Lamont Hill about being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nine years ago and described the life changes he was forced to make to cope with the disease.
"You gotta make your doctor your homey," Jackson said about the need for diabetics to make regular visits to their doctors for tests and to set goals to manage the disease. He also stressed the need to exercise regularly and reject the fatty foods that he grew up with in the South, namely "cakes and pecan candy."
Jackson writes on the Taking Diabetes to Heart website: "I learned that having type 2 diabetes increases my risk for heart disease, among other long-term complications. This was the push I needed to take my diabetes to heart.
- 9/10/2012
- by HuffPost Live
- Huffington Post
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