Forty Years of Defying Diabetes: A Swinging Journey from Diagnosis to Doctorate

Diabetes Daily Grind | Real Life Diabetes Podcast by Diabetes Daily Grind | Real Life Diabetes Podcast

Dec 18, 2023Health

FORTY. Forty years ago today, a worried, but determined grandpa took his sick 17-month-old toddler to her pediatrician. My grandpa flatly told the pediatrician that his granddaughter was sick and he knew she had not just...

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