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Originally Posted by Doetsch

I am really enjoying everyones input and you have given me great things to include and remove. keep them up

Jen brought up a GREAT point. In making this there are two sides to diabetes. And personally, I don't see how both sides can be shown in the same video.

Side A) You have those that treat diabetes with great care and have no complications. Some make it their life to get perfect numbers, some just happen to get them great. These people show diabetes as not a problem and that we can do anything. For instance I am a huge climber, many people don't think diabetics should be rock climbers due to the risks, but I do it and have never had a problem. There are other instances of where diabetics have done anything (police officers, bikers, pilots, etc.) without problems because they take great care of themselves. So basically you have the positive side of a story here.

Side B) Now for the dreary side. You have the complications here that include blindness, anger problems, depression, amputations, etc, etc. This side shows what happens if one doesn't take care of themselves properly or the ones that just don't care. It can also show what happens when someone goes a long time without knowing they are diabetic, some can go for years and their body adjusts to running 400+ all the time.

The major problem with side B is that it can give people a bad idea. Side B may only be a small part of the population, but it's enough that it's a problem. If companies see what problems diabetics can have, then they will assume all diabetics will have them and that makes insurance rates more. It can also make getting a job harder.

You just need to consider which side you want to cover. I think both sides would be nice to cover, if you can figure out how to cover them both.