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 KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - The evil Dr. Diabetes leaps from a hospital window, crashing through the glass, determined to infect anyone in his path with the chronic, debilitating disease from which he takes his name. The imposing, green, wild-haired monster scowls, punches the air and taunts, "I will make sure that everyone on the planet feels my pain. The whole world will have diabetes."
In real life, 13-year-old Kamaal Washington — one of the creators of the Dr. Diabetes comic book character — faces his own battle with diabetes. The Kansas City, Kan., teen said the adventures he and his 11-year-old brother, Malcolm, capture in their comic books are meant to spread awareness about the disease and empower those who have it.
"You control the disease," says Kamaal, "don't let it control you."
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