Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: uncontrolled diabetes

  • A love story

    Kate Rowland Chicago, Illinois, United States   “Is that her partner in there with her?” Ankita, a second-year resident, and I had just finished seeing a new patient, Marian. Marian’s detailed problem list had required an equally detailed visit, and Ankita had addressed her urgent issues: uncontrolled diabetes, cirrhosis, and stage 3 congestive heart failure.…