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Everyone’s diabetes is different and so there are millions of “diabetes stories.” We’ve collected some in this section about ordinary people who are successfully managing diabetes and, often, other complications.

Hitting the Road, with Diabetes

Prudent planning and smart decision making can make your travels worry-free

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  • The Friendly Skies

    Of course, people with diabetes travel by modes other than RVs, which can require different types of preparation. Peter Lanzer, a type 2 diabetes...

  • Angling for Good Health

    Fishing can be a frustrating pastime, which probably explains those countless tall tales of big ones that got away. John Fox, however, is having none...

  • Beating the Blues

    Murray Pincus of Boca Raton, Fla., has devoted his post-retirement life to helping people with diabetes. The 78-year-old has battled type 2 diabetes...

  • A Commitment to Being There

    Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport was a hospital social worker when she met the patient who sparked her interest in the psychological component of diabetes...

  • A Commitment to Being There

    Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport was a hospital social worker when she met the patient who sparked her interest in the psychological component of diabetes...

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  • A Commitment to Being There

    Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport was a hospital social worker when she met the patient who sparked her interest in the psychological component of diabetes care. “He was a 16-year-old whose mother had died, who would repeatedly stop taking his insulin and end up in the hospital,” she says.

  • A Commitment to Being There

    Dr. Wendy Satin Rapaport was a hospital social worker when she met the patient who sparked her interest in the psychological component of diabetes care. “He was a 16-year-old whose mother had died, who would repeatedly stop taking his insulin and end up in the hospital,” she says.

  • Winning by Losing

    “I was miserable,”  says Claradine Cowell, recalling a point about two years ago, not long after she’d celebrated her 65th birthday.

  • Winning by Losing

    “I was miserable,”  says Claradine Cowell, recalling a point about two years ago, not long after she’d celebrated her 65th birthday.

  • Playing by the Rules

    Mike Murray knows all about following the rules. He should — he’s the assistant chief of police for Versailles, Ky. But long before he joined the force, Murray had to follow the rules dictated by diabetes.

  • Playing by the Rules

    Mike Murray knows all about following the rules. He should — he’s the assistant chief of police for Versailles, Ky. But long before he joined the force, Murray had to follow the rules dictated by diabetes.

  • The Pressure’s Off

    Butch Young, 65, is careful to keep both his diabetes and his high blood pressure in check. That way, his health doesn’t get in the way of his travels. After retiring from a career in sales, he and his wife, Betty, sold their Texas home in 2003. They’ve been touring the United States and Canada ever since in a 36-foot-long fifth-wheel trailer.

  • The Pressure’s Off

    Butch Young, 65, is careful to keep both his diabetes and his high blood pressure in check. That way, his health doesn’t get in the way of his travels. After retiring from a career in sales, he and his wife, Betty, sold their Texas home in 2003. They’ve been touring the United States and Canada ever since in a 36-foot-long fifth-wheel trailer.

  • Double Trouble

    The link between diabetes and heart disease is well documented. But in many cases a patient doesn’t learn he or she has diabetes until after surviving a heart attack. At 54, Jo Ann Jamison survived a second heart attack, and was then told she had diabetes.

  • Double Trouble

    The link between diabetes and heart disease is well documented. But in many cases a patient doesn’t learn he or she has diabetes until after surviving a heart attack. At 54, Jo Ann Jamison survived a second heart attack, and was then told she had diabetes.

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