Health - Living with Diabetes

Students in a school bus cast their glance down on Carlos as he makes his way down N. Main St. in Fall River. Carlos Raposa, 49, has had both of his legs amputated from the knees down after complications from diabetes sits in the van that will carry him for his dialysis treatment. He is also currently undergoing dialysis treatment 3 times/week for 3 hours sessions. As his condition has worstened over the years Carlos has had greater difficulty dealing with his condition. Increasingly, Carlos has fallen greater into depression and has turned to smoking and drinking to deal with it. What used to be monthly visits to the hospital has turned into weekly excursions with ever longer stays in hospital. Family members have become ever more worried about Carlos' drop in weight and his inability to move on his own any longer. For someone who was an athletic figure, Carlos has become a shadow of his former self.

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Students in a school bus cast their glance down on Carlos as he makes his way down N. Main St. in Fall River. Carlos Raposa, 49, has had both of his legs amputated from the knees down after complications from diabetes sits in the van that will carry him for his dialysis treatment. He is also currently undergoing dialysis treatment 3 times/week for 3 hours sessions. As his condition has worstened over the years Carlos has had greater difficulty dealing with his condition. Increasingly, Carlos has fallen greater into depression and has turned to smoking and drinking to deal with it. What used to be monthly visits to the hospital has turned into weekly excursions with ever longer stays in hospital. Family members have become ever more worried about Carlos' drop in weight and his inability to move on his own any longer. For someone who was an athletic figure, Carlos has become a shadow of his former self.