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September 17, 2007

Ishpeming man thankful for diabetes education classes
Classes also available in Ontonagon and Escanaba

When Peter Michalski’s physician told him he would need to begin insulin therapy, Peter was concerned and afraid.

“I’m very afraid of needles and it was scary at first,” said Michalski, 69, of Ishpeming, who has been living with type 2 diabetes for the past 12 years.

In type 2 diabetes, the blood sugar rises because the body is not efficiently using or producing enough insulin. Insulin is vital for delivering glucose from the bloodstream to the body’s cells. Without insulin, cells starve even while the bloodstream becomes loaded with too much glucose.

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