Not my normal fare. But after using Jott.com over the weekend to blog (
successfully) and to
Twitter (not
so well), I couldn't resist this.
Have you been misquoted by
Jott.com? Did an important message get mangled on it's way to a loved one or a client?
Does "
Add Google Analytics" come out as "
Add Google and Letics"?
Why not tell the folks at
MisJott.com so others don't suffer the same terrible fate.
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Diabetes Attitude
This morning I attended a pump club meeting in Woburn, just north of Boston. This is the second meeting that I've been too. About 18 people of various ages and backgrounds. This time there were
four people who had diabetes for over 50 years. That's an unbelievable achievement, especially given how primitive things where even 20 years ago.
But that's not the point of my posting here. We spent a lot of time just chatting about diabetes: technology; balancing it; complications; victories. In the two+ hours I was there I don't remember seeing a frowning face. In fact there was a lot of laughing, applause, encouragement, and generally positive feeling.
But wait, isn't this diabetes. That chronic disease that's such a pain to live with?
The disease that all these frowning-faced people are affected by? (Photos of some members on TuDiabetes.com)
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I know there are days when I struggle with this disease. But most days I just get up in the morning and deal with it until bedtime. Could things be better? Absolutely. What helps me? Sometimes a little pick-me-up like a
Groovy Patch for my insulin pump.
Right now, I'm thinking the best fix I could have is a good diabetes T-shirt. Someone at this mornings meeting showed me a picture where a woman was wearing a T-shirt that read "Insulin-powered Engine". I liked that, but I wanted even more. A shirt with attitude.
Then I came across a post from
Amy T. in 2005 looking for T-shirt slogans. She pointed to Gina at
DiabetesTalkFest, but that page is
gone! Thanks to the magic of the
Wayback Machine, I was able to find the page from 2005 and the
slogans are awesome! Some are listed below.
Wouldn't you feel better wearing a shirt that had one of the following?
- Diabetics are sweeter
- Diabetic: Gimme sugar and no one gets hurt!
- Diabetes - it's a blood sport!
- I’m not Diabetic, I’m sugar-challenged
- Insulin-powered Diabetic
- Diabetes, the thinking person's disease (a t-shirt I have)
So here's my suggestion. Comment with your best slogans. I'll put together a survey and see which one gets the vote for the most popular slogan. I'll post the results on TuDiabetes.com and on this blog.
If enough people are interested in owning one, I'll arrange to get the #1 slogan printed on a T-shirt and offer them for sale at cost. I already know a few people who'll buy one.
Are you in?
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