From bullying and drug abuse to depression and domestic violence, talk show host and former practicing psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw has helped hundreds of people through challenging times. But for years he has struggled with his own health issue, Type 2 diabetes.
More than 25 years ago, Dr. Phil went to his doctor for a thorough physical — and came back with life-changing news. “I was having a lot of energy fluctuations. Everybody bonks, when you just run out of gas, but it was happening to me a lot. I thought, this is just not right,” he recalls.
Dr. Phil McGraw has helped hundreds of people through challenging times. But for years, he has struggled with his own health issue, Type 2 diabetes. He sits down with Dr. Manny to talk about life with the chronic condition
The short answer is no. Dr. Phil McGraw, aka Dr. Phil, is not a licensed therapist. A damning 2008 New York Times piece noted that McGraw is exempt from state medical ethics rules, which prevent him from, for example, revealing the identities of his patients because he’s not actually a practicing doctor.
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