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Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Dr. Alejandra Villalobos, center, performs a check-up on Mary Sanders, 91, right, and discusses proper doses of medication with her daughter Ethel Blount, left, at their Co-Op City apartment. (July 12, 2013)
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A single mother in her 30s from the Bronx was not able to take care of her diabetes. In 2011, she entered a hospital 20 times, twice out of state.
Although the young woman knew about her disease and understood the importance of taking care of herself, she was "basically noncompliant with her care," which is why she ended up in the hospital frequently, said Sandra Mitchell, manager...
