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Mar 22, 2022Liked by William H Bestermann Jr MD

As a "recovering" hypochondriac, I enjoy reading your daily reports. I see my personal health history in them. First, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 27 years ago. I was stunned by the diagnosis in that for my height (6'2") I was relatively thin (195 or so). BUT, I had a gut that I noticed in photos of myself. Then, 22 years ago, I was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. FInally, about three years ago, I was diagnosed with CKD.

About that time, I was prescribed to take Invokana and Trulicity. Then, the pandemic hit and I started playing tennis at least 5 days a week. Along with the Invokana and Trulicity, I lost 30 pounds, so now I'm 162#'s...and my gut is gone (mostly). And, I'm still playing at least three days a week (more as soon as it warms up).

My point being that the OMT for treating diabetes which includes treating for CKD and heart disease works at least anecdotally in my case as my numbers are working! I've been prescribed the right drugs before I ever knew of the OMT which makes me comfortable when reading your posts.

Thank you for them!

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I love this! We share a fair amount of history. I am prediabetic and I had non-hodgkins lymphoma. It sounds like you are doing a great job of preserving your health. Keep up the good work.

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