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    Pamela Torres used to run a seven-minute mile. But when the former track star suffered a severe knee injury in college, she began to rapidly gain weight. She was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in her 30s and obesity in her early 50s. Torres, now age 68, was prescribed Ozempic, a medication approved to treat type 2 diabetes, in January. She lost nearly 20 percent of her body weight. Her joints didn’t ache as much, and her blood sugar returned to healthy levels. “I bought three new pairs of jeans.

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