Drew Carey recalls missing warning signs and heart attack survival

Drew Carey believed that people had heart attacks the same way they did in cartoons, they just fall down.

The 67-year-old comedian disclosed on the podcast of Ted Danson this week that he almost cost himself his own heart attack in 2001.

Carey was exercising he went jogging then going back to The Drew Carey Show set and his heart rate had increased to a crazy extent. 

His shoulder felt numb, and presented all the textbook symptoms. His conclusion was to wait till his heart rate subsides and continue running.

I figured that you would fall down in a cartoon, and get yourself killed, in case you had a heart attack, I thought, I replied.

On his way home he wrote to his girlfriend about the strangest thing, but demanded dinner at Bobs Big boy where he had chili spaghetti and iced tea. 

The Game Show host had to call the doctor, however, he didn't following his chest tightened once more next day on set.

He had trouble getting up a stair to his trailer, but at last informed one of the producers: "I believe I am having a heart attack."

The veteran star was admitted to the hospital two times and was given a stent, creating panic over his health consciousness. 

He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2010, a doctor informed him that he would die sooner without the modification. 

Carey lost 80 pounds, increased cardio and on August 2010 ran his first 10K in a long time.

Nowadays, he has reversed diabetes and does not take medication.