For Some, Diabetes Care Worse Than Illness Itself(Page 2) The patient interview results "certainly ring true with me," said diabetes specialist Dr. Louis Philipson, professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. He was not involved in the study. "Some patients, if you judge by their behavior, would rather be well on the road to future blindness, kidney failure or amputations than work hard now at their diabetes," Philipson said. More information The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has more about diabetes control. Related Links
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