XYBM Clips: Black man, not sleeping enough could lead to this
Express Yourself Black Man
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🗓️ 30 September 2025
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In XYBM 140, I sit down with Dr. Michael H. Forde, a public health expert and cultural storyteller, for a powerful conversation on health, equity, and advocacy in the Black community. With over a decade of experience in public health strategy, innovation, and education, Dr. Forde leads statewide efforts to reduce disparities and improve care access for Maryland's Medicaid population. We dive into the impact of medical gaslighting on Black men and women, the importance of self-advocacy and community support, and debunk the damaging myth that Black men are “strong enough to handle it all on their own.”
Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on health equity, empowerment, and the tools Black men need to take control of their well-being. Available on all podcast streaming platforms, including YouTube.
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| 0:00.0 | Sleep is actually one of the number one factors, one of the number one factors for why someone |
| 0:06.9 | could be pre-diabetic. |
| 0:08.0 | Really? |
| 0:08.9 | Sleep. |
| 0:09.6 | Sleep. |
| 0:10.5 | Because when you don't get enough sleep, in other words, you're basically cheating |
| 0:16.0 | your body for being able to have the best process of regulation. |
| 0:21.9 | Let's just put it like that. |
| 0:22.7 | Okay, explain that to me. |
| 0:24.0 | When you don't get enough sleep and drinking enough water |
| 0:28.4 | and all the things that I mentioned, |
| 0:30.5 | your body over time says, yo, Mike, you're killing me slowly. |
| 0:37.2 | All right? And your sugars... says, yo, Mike, you're killing me slowly. Mm-hmm. |
| 0:37.9 | All right. |
| 0:39.1 | And your sugars that could be broken down with regulation, I can't function the way |
| 0:46.0 | that I'm supposed to. |
| 0:47.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:47.6 | So that late night snack you just had and you're still up, guess what? |
| 0:54.0 | Your blood sugar levels are more likely to be high because you're having that late night snack. |
| 0:58.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:59.4 | And I can't really work to break things down the way I'm supposed to because you're not sleeping. |
| 1:06.2 | You're not sleeping. |
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