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Jenine Vecchio, MD, FACE
Attending Endocrinologist and Medical Director at
the Diabetes Center at Deborah Heart and Lung Center answers your question:
Q: My brother’s doctor just told him he has diabetes and that he has to lose some of his belly
and watch what
= he eats
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= the big
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see commercials
about
drugs
for
diabetes
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stuff about
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but
he
looks
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~Joe F., =Cape =May Court House
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betes is a chronic disease resulting in too much sugar in the blood,
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or “high blood glucose.” People with type 2 diabetes make insulin
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glucose
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medical
monitoring, can lead to serious
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• Heart
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• Loss of toes, feet= or legs
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= Doctor
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= the Diabetes
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Contact
Center
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