Unexpected news from his doctor urged Dr. Jim Lederer to make radical changes. "I was diagnosed with juvenile onset insulin dependent diabetes. I wanted to keep my legs, my eyes and my kidneys. So overnight I just decided it's time to get fit," explains Dr. Lederer.
And now he's climbing mountains in North and South America.
Plus, a struggling student lurs our commentator Diana Greene into a word maze.
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