quotable quotes - Late July 2014
“We do diabetes care so that our kids can grow up to be happy and healthy, to fulfill their dreams, to have a baby. That’s why we’re here and that’s why we work so hard.”
-Jeff Hitchcock’s (Children with Diabetes, West Chester, OH) inspiring opening address at the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life (FFL) conference, July 2-6, 2014 in Orlando, FL.
“As a patient, you have a perspective that is hard fought. It is really, really valuable, and it can really make a change. That is very empowering to me.”
-Rebecca Killion (FDA patient representative) speaking on the power of the patient perspective at Diabetes Advocates’ MasterLab at FFL 2014.
“I wouldn’t call what you have a movement, yet. You have energy.”
-Michael Mangianello (HIV/AIDS activist) comparing diabetes advocacy to his experience as an advocate for HIV/AIDS, at Diabetes Advocates MasterLab.
“You cannot talk about average blood sugars without talking about hypoglycemia. They go together.”
-Dr. Ed Damiano (Boston University) on the importance of going beyond average blood glucose (A1c) when evaluating the effectiveness of automated insulin delivery devices, at FFL 2014.
“Don’t use the language of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ when talking about blood sugar numbers – these are data points, not judgments of your ability to manage your diabetes.”
-Adam Brown (diaTribe, San Francisco) discusses the psychology of blood sugars during a discussion with parents of children with diabetes at FFL 2014.
“There’s no limit to where we can go with the right diet and attitude – diabetes can be managed.”
-Type 1 athlete Sebastien Sasseville (Outrun Diabetes) on his journey running across Canada in nine months to arrive in Vancouver on World Diabetes Day (November 14), at FFL 2014.
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