Patients come each month to the To Help Everyone (T.H.E.) Clinic, hoping to finally gain the upper hand on their diabetes, a disease wreaking havoc on their bodies — and their community.
This story is Part 9 of a 15-part series that examines health care needs in Gary, Ind.
Dorothy Manley knew something was wrong nine years ago because whenever she ate sweets, she grew sleepy.
Manley, 77, of Gary, visited a local health fair and was advised to see her doctor.
“That’s when I found out I had diabetes,” said Manley, a former U.S. Postal Service supervisor who retired with 30 years of service in Chicago. The news frightened her because a former neighbor with uncontrollable diabetes lost an arm and both legs to amputation.
Today I lectured at the medical school. It is on a hill in a UNICEF tent. It was over 100 degrees in the "test classroom" while I was lecturing. The students took handwritten notes and copied down every word I said.
(cross-posted and edited from the original version posted in DiabetesMine)
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