mrs. stACEy whitE
46AlBion pArkwAy
kEnoshA, wisConsin 53140
DEAr mrs. whitE:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　junE 7
your lAB rEsults ArE BACk. i hAvE CArEFully gonE ovEr thEm AnD CompArED thEm with EArliEr tEsts. i’m sorry to sAy thAt you ArE now in thE BEginning stAgEs oF typE ii DiABEtEs.
wE DisCussED thE likElihooD oF your DEvEloping this ConDition, EspECiAlly As you hAvE A FAmily history oF this illnEss. iF you rEmEmBEr, i ExplAinED to you thAt shoulD onsEt oF thE ConDition oCCur, wE shoulD BEgin trEAtmEnt with A ChAngE oF your DiEtAry hABits AnD monitor thE rEsults. typE ii CAn somEtimEs BE ControllED By DiEt AlonE; iF not, wE will hAvE to proCEED with DAily insulin injECtions.
FortunAtEly, mAny millions oF suFFErErs From typE ii DiABEtEs ArE ABlE to lEAD normAl livEs iF thEy Follow CErtAin guiDElinEs. iF you Don’t, or iF thE ConDition DEtEriorAtEs DEspitE trEAtmEnt, thErE ArE sErious ConsEquEnCEs. i will ExplAin in DEtAil whAt you mAy BE up AgAinst At your nExt rEgulArly sChEDulED AppointmEnt, whiCh, jAnEAnDErson inForms mE, is two wEEks From toDAy.
sinCErEly,
AlBErt gustAFson
Dr.AlBErt gustAFson
wEst FiElD mEDiCAlCEntEr
DiABEtEs unit
22AlCottDrivE
kEnoshA, wisConsin 53140
DEArDr. gustAFson:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　junE 12
thAnk you For your DEtAilED lEttEr on my ConDition. i’vE CAllED jAnE to ConFirm my AppointmEnt. i will CErtAinly BE intErEstED in whAt you hAvE to sAy AnD how wE CAn BEAt this DisEAsE.
i unDErstAnD thAt you wAnt to BEgin trEAtmEnt with A ChAngE in DiEt. i hAvE AlrEADy BEEn rEDuCing my intAkE oF swEEts AnD rED mEAt. i hAvE Also stArtED tAking EvEning wAlks AFtEr DinnEr though i know i shoulD ExErCisE EvEn morE.
my only ConCErn is with my insurAnCE. i Am not A riCh womAn. sinCE mACk DiED, i hAvE BEEn living pArtly on puBliC AssistAnCE. i’m not surE whEthEr my hEAlth insurAnCE will CovEr insulin shots. iF it DoEsn’t, is thErE A progrAm i CAn Apply to whiCh woulD CovEr thE Costs i’m Asking you BECAusE you ArE proBABly in thE know ABout suCh things.
you hAvE BEEn not only A skillED DoCtor But Also A FriEnD to mE For thEsE mAny yEArs. i promisE to CoopErAtE with whAtEvEr trEAtmEnt you FEEl is BEst. goD BlEss you.
truly yours,
stACEy whitE
stACEy whitE
whAt willDr. gustAFson Do At mrs. whitE’s nExt AppointmEntA．hElp hEr to unDErstAnD hEr ConDition
BEgin trEAtmEnt with insulin shots
C．ArrAngE An AppointmEnt with hEr insurAnCE AgEnt
D．hAvE hEr tAkE A sEriEs oF tEsts