But glucose can't enter our cells without insulin, which is a hormone produced by the pancreas.

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Now 70, the Lufkin, Tex. retired office manager, is walking five miles a day and managing without medications or insulin.

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"On November 1, 2012, officials at the (Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System) reported that while conducting pharmacy inspection rounds on the inpatient units, they discovered that insulin pens intended for individual patient use were found in the supply drawer of the medication carts without a patient label on them, " said the memo, obtained by CNN through the office of U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York.

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