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That shrill ringtone still echoes in my bones when I remember Dr. Evans' call. "Borderline diabetic," he said, his clinical tone doing nothing to soften the gut punch. My hands shook holding the phone, imagining syringes and amputations - ridiculous catastrophes flooding my sleep-deprived brain. For weeks, my glucose meter was a cruel slot machine: prick my finger, hold my breath, dread the number. 132 mg/dL after oatmeal. 158 after that "healthy" smoothie. The panic tasted metallic, like suckin

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