Eric Stonestreetthe ‘Modern Family’ star, happened to perceive that his health was ‘fairly good,’ until he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2009 – the time when he got the gig to play the renowned character, Cameron Tucker.
Eric Stonestreet felt ashamed, “I was embarrassed…”
During the time of diagnosis, the 53-year-old admitted to feeling ashamed that he refrained from telling his family. “It was like this crazy happy moment cut with this diagnosis that I truthfully didn’t take very seriously,” he recalled earlier this year, in May, during his conversation with People. He added,“I was embarrassed. I didn’t want to tell anybody.”Furthermore, the actor stated that both of his parents were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and he did not tell them, along with the person he dated at that time and two of his best friends. Stonestreet claimed that he didn’t reveal his health issues to his now-wife until a couple of years into their eight-year relationship. “I would hide my injectables and my pills from her. I didn’t want her to open the fridge and see something in there,” he said.
Eric Stonestreet was scared until his endocrinologist suggested Mounjaro : “It’s a game changer”
Eric Stonestreet spent years not treating the disease appropriately, until the doctors warned him about the seriousness of the disease. However, the actor had an impression of a painful treatment his late father endured. “He passed away from leukaemia, but the thing that was the most painful for him was his diabetic neuropathy. And I just decided, well, I can’t go down that road,” the actor said.Coming to the rescue, the actor’s endocrinologist suggested a new drug on the market called Mounjaro. Stonestreet has been taking the weekly insulin since May 2020, which transformed his health. “It’s a game changer. It has just been incredible. It’s changed my lifestyle, changed my approach to eating, changed my approach to exercise,” he stated. With his lifestyle change and new medications, the 53-year-old lost a substantial amount of weight, and he definitely feels good about the experience. “ You lose a couple pounds and you feel better,” he concluded.
About Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body can’t use insulin properly, leading to a chronic condition where the person faces persistent high blood levels – further affecting the individual with various health problems like heart disease, kidney disease and stroke. The treatments include blood sugar monitoring, lifestyle changes, along with exercise and diet, and medication.
