Word: hettler
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Consider the case of Arthur Hettler III, a once energetic high school principal from San Antonio. At first Hettler thought he had just a mild case of diabetes. He required no medication to control the excess blood sugar caused by the disease; instead, he watched his diet as carefully as he could. Then, two summers ago, Hettler strolled barefoot across some sun-scorched pavement and blistered his feet. Ominously, the blisters on his right foot refused to heal. A few months later the foot was so badly infected that it had to be amputated. Shortly before Christmas, Hettler, 47, suffered...
...Type I diabetes affects only about 10% of the total diabetic population. The majority of people with diabetes, like former high school principal Hettler, have the Type II form of the disease. Paradoxically, the fact that Type II diabetes is less severe has made it more difficult to handle. Until recently, many physicians believed Type II was largely innocuous and counseled patients not to worry. True, many Type II diabetics never require insulin and get by on pills that stimulate the pancreas to produce the hormone. Over time, however, they develop the same terrible complications as their Type I counterparts...
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