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We know that the only person who can tell us what to eat and exercise is ourself. But most of us need a third leg of diabetes control — one or more of the prescription drugs — and we usually leave that decision up to our doctor.Often this is a big mistake. Many of our doctors are too set in their ways. The problem is simply that doctors too are human.Older doctors have practiced most of their lives with a Hobson’s choice of one oral diabetes…
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