Diabetes preventable, reversable with right tools, doctor says

CHAMPAIGN – Dr. John Stokes reaches into a pile of magazines in a Christie Clinic exam room and grabs one with a luscious-looking dessert on the cover.

So much of our society centers around eating, he says. Is it any wonder his patients have such a tough time controlling their weight, even when their lives depend on it?

"Everywhere you go, you're bombarded by food," he says.

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