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How Weight Loss Surgery Changes Lives: Mary's Story

“I feel like I’m 25 again.”
Mary Hyatt, 37, Staten Island Healthcare worker, Clara Maass Medical Center Date of surgery: August 9, 2021 Pounds lost: 90 ...
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New Weights, New Traditions

Gabrielle Rodriguez, 25, and her mother, Ana Arroyo, 57, of Port Reading knew something had to change. Food had always been an ...
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Back on His Feet - How a Serious Diabetic Foot Wound Was Healed

“I realized this is not going to kill you, this is not going to beat you. They always gave me that positive push.”
By his own admission, Norbert Perez is a stubborn man. He initially rebelled against the counseling he received after a ...
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Diabetes Patient and Doctor Share Importance of Foot Wound Care

"My care was, in one word, excellent."
Amputation is a serious risk for people with diabetes. In fact, the chance of facing this traumatic complication is 28 times ...
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Help for a Wound That Wouldn’t Heal

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy delivered pure oxygen to a man's organs and connective tissues to promote wound healing.
In the summer of 2020, a Union County man—we'll call him John S.—took a day trip to the Jersey shore. Cautious about sun ...
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Barbara’s Journey: Reversing Prediabetes With Prevent T2

Diabetes runs in my family, and I was on a fast track to being a diabetic myself until I decided to take charge of my life.
Diabetes runs in my family, and I was on a fast track to being a diabetic myself until I decided to take charge of my life. The ...
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"I'm Young and I Want to Live"

“It’s all about making the necessary adjustments that will help me to become healthier and live my best life.”
How one woman took control of her diabetes--with help from RWJUH Rahway At one memorable visit, Donna Whaley’s doctor gave her ...
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Diabetes Self-Management

"I don't think it really has been a struggle too much because they've been dealing with good people and good doctors so it makes life a lot easier"
In 2017, Gregg Monfet was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. With some help from the diabetes self-management classes at the ...
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Congressman Donald Payne Shares His Story about Diabetes

“I lead from the heart and from my experience as a patient. Sharing my story and the stories of others living with this condition resonates with people and helps them understand the seriousness of the disease.”
U.S. Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. wants his constituents to learn from his experience with type 2 diabetes. Congressman ...
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