tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post7616916427161282582..comments2024-03-27T00:53:59.599-04:00Comments on The Corner Booth: Diabetes v. DiabetesMike Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551066714605052991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-48927473342558832592010-07-07T11:44:30.578-04:002010-07-07T11:44:30.578-04:00Just a bit of history, for anyone who might be int...Just a bit of history, for anyone who might be interested. Prior to 2000 (I cannot find the exact date--but it occurred just before the internet was becoming widely used), a diabetes activist named Dave Groves was advocating the use of the 'awareness' ribbon. A small group chose to go forward with the idea (which, unfortunately, never gained momentum), and at the following link is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-55641536550406478312010-07-07T07:56:22.829-04:002010-07-07T07:56:22.829-04:00Michael - I could not find a contact email address...Michael - I could not find a contact email address - so please excuse me for using this comments section. Have you seen Glycosmedia http://www.glycosmedia.com<br /><br />Jim Young<br />Editor<br />jim@glycosmedia.comJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438658997267616303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-7394517546849293552010-07-07T05:30:12.099-04:002010-07-07T05:30:12.099-04:00With being an expat living in New Zealand, I find ...With being an expat living in New Zealand, I find your post pretty odd. Before coming here I wouldn't have thought twice about it. We have DNZ and DYNZ (Diabetes New Zealand and Diabetes New Zealand), but right now they are struggling to reorg to become a force in this country along with the likes of the cancer organization. I think you are on target that they need to join efforts, but after Renata Porterhttp://www.thediabeticduo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-12909297610578186202010-07-07T02:07:55.612-04:002010-07-07T02:07:55.612-04:00I don't know... I almost think it's better...I don't know... I almost think it's better to separate the two. Think of how much misinformation is spread about Type 1, because most of what you hear is about Type 2 so people lump them together. (thinking back the recipe books and "cure diabetes" books I got from people when my daughter was diagnosed) I think more distinction needs to be made between the 2 diseases, despite Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05208195563394023907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-65075095064948162072010-07-07T02:07:43.926-04:002010-07-07T02:07:43.926-04:00We have the same situation here in the UK Mike, be...We have the same situation here in the UK Mike, between Diabetes UK and JDRF - they are both broadly supportive of different stereotypes. DUK is focussed on obesity and Type 2, and the 'Juvenile' in JDRF instantly associates it with under-20s. At age 49 at my T1 diagnosis, I'm hardly juvenile and many, many others match my situation - often being misdiagnosed purely because of age. Alanhttp://diabetespoetry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-65282058103550000132010-07-07T00:54:49.059-04:002010-07-07T00:54:49.059-04:00Over in a tiny little corner of the world we have ...Over in a tiny little corner of the world we have the same situation with a Diabetes Organization focused on 'the masses' i.e. Type 2 and a whole lot of disconnect for adult T1s. To be fair, I totally understand why they're focused on the T2s because they are the majority. I suggested recently that I'd rather belong to the Diabetes Youth group because I feel that I have more in Saffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650536187570834838noreply@blogger.com