Amanda has been a patient here for the past two and a half
years. She is employed full time as a manicurist, but has no health insurance.
She is diabetic with high blood pressure. Since she started
coming here, she has taken control of her life and has lost nearly 100 pounds.
It has made a huge difference in her life. Her blood pressure runs from 106/70
to 120/80; her fasting blood sugar levels that she checks daily are at or below
120 and her Hemoglobin A1C – a blood test that provides a snapshot of blood
sugar control over a six- to 12-week time period – is under 6, which is
considered a non-diabetic level.
It is challenging for her to eat properly on her limited
income, but she tries. She says without the clinic to help with her
medications, diabetic testing supplies and lab work she would be “a dead duck.”
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