TikTok Diagnosed a Streamer Before Doctors

TikTokis not the first social media outlet that comes to mind when it comes to health or the wisdom of crowds. Still, he may encounter surprising situations from time to time. Justin Eastzer, who shoots technology content, shared his health problem with his followers. The diagnosis of his followers turned out to be correct during the doctor’s check-ups.

Eastzer, in the video he shared with his followers, Type 2 Diabetes talked about. In the comments, TikTok users asked the content producer to get tested for Type 1 Diabetes. To combat Type 2 Diabetes, it is generally necessary to keep sugar intake under control. In Type 1 Diabetes, insulin needs to be used and this situation occurs mostly genetically.

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Technology content producer, “There is already someone on social media who reviews devices. I was a tech YouTuber.so I decided to start documenting it on TikTok. I shared videos where I explained the tests I performed using a glucometer to measure blood sugar and my results. These videos, I don’t get tested for type 1 diabetes and it exploded with comments saying I should treat my diabetes with insulin. For a correct diagnosis C-peptide tests “I was told I needed to have it done and have the autoantibodies checked.” he said.

In the tests Eastzer later had, TikTok users are right saw. The tech publisher was diagnosed with LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes). LADA, also called type 1.5, is treated with insulin like type 1 diabetes but is diagnosed like type 2.