About MettaH - What it Means
At MettaH, our journey is driven by a profound mission: to empower individuals with Type 2 diabetes, giving them the tools to overcome obstacles, reduce distress, and achieve better diabetes management. Everyone deserves to live their best life by taking control of their health journey.
We believe in the power of compassionate care and personalized strategies, ensuring each person receives the support they need to conquer their challenges.
Our commitment extends beyond individuals, as we collaborate with companies to cultivate healthier, happier communities.
By integrating our innovative approaches, we aim to create environments where everyone can flourish. MettaH leverages a virtual community hub to bring people together in a supportive, peer-driven environment.
Join us as we help people with diabetes live their best lives.
MettaH Meaning
MettaH = Loving-Kindness
MettaH is inspired by the Pali word “metta,” which has multiple layers of meaning infused into our work. “Metta” means loving-kindness, friendliness, benevolence, and fellowship. It’s not just love, but a selfless love that parents have for their children or some people have for their pets. It’s loving someone as they are, wherever they may be in their journey along the path of life.
Loving-Kindness from MettaH to its Community
In traditional diabetes care, caring for another from the heart is often missing or lost within the usual systems. MettaH aims to bring back the caring aspect of diabetes care from the healthcare providers to the patient/client.
MettaH was created to empower people with diabetes through knowledge and support. We help teach people the rules and tricks for living with diabetes, such as making healthy food choices, incorporating movement into the day, stress coping mechanisms, what to do for high and low glucose levels, and more. One of the most essential aspects of our program is the inclusion of habit science to work on one habit through the program but lay the foundation to add other new habits onto that.
Our goal is to help people “fly” despite having diabetes.
Loving-Kindness to Each Other
MettaH also aims to foster fellowship through the group visit setup. As Surgeon General Vivek Murty raised the alarm last year on loneliness, this is especially true in chronic conditions like diabetes. People with diabetes often feel frustrated and isolated, as they are the only ones in their family and social circles dealing with the daily complications of diabetes. This can lead to feelings of loneliness and depression. The most important thing that helps is connecting with other people with diabetes.
By connecting with others who understand their struggles, patients can bond over shared experiences and emotions. We can bond over experiences of emotions when first diagnosed, the ups and downs of having to learn to eat differently, and the negative emotions that perhaps have been felt in the usual healthcare system. This helps them feel less isolated and provides the emotional support they need to manage their condition effectively. We can be the supporters and be supported as well.
Loving-Kindness for Yourself
To do this, we must also have compassion for ourselves and our approach and journey. Metta is described as having to come from a place of self-compassion first. In other words, we need to put on our own oxygen masks first. In the MettaH program, self-understanding and compassion are built into every meeting through visualizations and mindfulness practices and supported through further discussions of our own experiences.
Guided By Expertise, Rooted in Compassion
Our Philosophy in Action
At MettaH, we don’t just manage diabetes; we help people with diabetes live their best lives.
By blending medical expertise, compassionate care, and community connection, we empower individuals to take control of their health journey.
Our expertise and philosophy drive measurable improvements in health and well-being.
The Leadership Behind MettaH
Dr. Rashim Gupta, a leader in integrative endocrinology, brings years of expertise and a deep passion for holistic diabetes care.
She combines her clinical skills with her healthcare industry experience in optimizing healthcare delivery and creating population health programs.
Her vision for MettaH was born from the belief that traditional healthcare often overlooks emotional and mental well-being, which is critical to effective diabetes management.
Dr. Javier Samayoa, a leader in organizational change management, leadership development, and strategy alignment, brings years of corporate business experience and expertise. His background in learning and motivational science supports curriculum development and patient engagement.
His vision for MettaH is to create a program that combines all pieces of the diabetes puzzle into a cohesive, integrated approach where people can get real benefits without drastic changes that deliver results.