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N.Y.C. teacher Pedro Soto was feeling under the weather when he decided to go to the doctor

After some testing, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

Not wanting to get on medication, he reveals the habit he picked up to significantly improve his diagnosis

Pedro Soto had a sore throat, so he went to the doctor, believing he had a viral infection.

However, when his doctor did a blood test, they found something else. In April 2024, the Manhattan school teacher, 56, says he "was officially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes."

His doctor recommended medication to get it under control, but Soto was determined to make a change to his lifestyle first.

"After receiving the news, I chose not to start medication right away," he tells PEOPLE. "Instead, I committed to exercising, runni

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