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It seems like [Tve had it] all of my lifetime," he said of the diseases, which he's had for "at least 20 years."
[Vaughn Harper], age 62, has Type 2 diabetes. "I had to [let surgeons] take two bones out of my foot and that was from the diabetes. One of the bones was infected," said the founder of the WBLS Sureshots basketball team. The disease is "kicking my butt right about now," said the man who, at six- foot-four-inches, once enjoyed playing basketball for Boys' High School and later at Syracuse University.In 2007, "$22 billion was spent on foot infections," said [Patricia Bennett], who is a consultant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Diabetes Education Program. A patient's "key to success is early intervention, education and good glycemic control."While limb salvaging is an important part of her practice, she believes caring for a person with diabetes requires a team of specialists, including internal medicine, endocrinology, podiatry and infectious disease.See the full content of this document
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Diabetes: A Quiet Storm
Vaughn Harper, whose velvet voice has been heard on WBLS 107.5-FM for some 25 years, knows how to create a mellow mood with mus...
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