Donita Rose's husband Felson Palad shares his struggle with diabetes
Gospel recording artist Felson Palad opened up about his daily struggle in managing his chronic disease of diabetes.
The husband of former MTV VJ Donita Rose shared on Instagram that he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at age 28.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines diabetes as a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood glucose.
Felson posted, “Managing my Type 2 Diabetes Journey
“Six months ago, my A1C was 10.5. I used to weigh 190 lbs now I'm 168 lbs. I am only 38 years old and I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes since I was 28. Losing weight plays a big role in managing type 2 diabetes.”
He even revealed that he almost had a stroke before due to his condition.
“No bashing, please. Diabetes is a serious health condition. I almost had a stroke and lost my voice for a month: blurred eyesight and many others. My picture here is just one of those outcomes of lifestyle changes. I'm still a work in progress.
“I had several times my sugar would shoot up to 400mg/dl. I was on insulin and four other medication.
“Now I'm out of insulin and down to only two that I take.”
The singer also expressed his appreciation to Donita for helping him live a healthy lifestyle.
“I was very hopeless and depressed. I guess that's why God gave Dee Donita Rose as my wife to be of help and share these lifestyle changes. With much prayer and wisdom from God, and with my wife's help preparing my meals and pushing me to go to the gym and exercise with her almost every day, my AIC is down to 6.”
“I'll post more about what I have been doing, just to keep us inspired how to manage. I'm not a doctor. Just basing everything with my experience and cooperation with my medical practitioner.”
Donita replied to her hubby's Instagram post and thanked him for making their work out a whole lot fun. She said, “I couldn't be more thankful for having you lead us on this journey. I've always dreaded going to the gym in the past but you have made it so much fun, making me laugh with all your quirky efforts to brighten up my every day.
“It's so much easier with an accountability partner and I married the best one on the planet.”
On September 2022, Donita tied the knot with Felson in a beautiful wedding ceremony held in San Clemente, California.