I refuse to talk politics on my blog.  Well, maybe if I started another one about politics then I could go on into more detail about what I want to get out today.  As I watched the CNN-YouTube debate last night, I was happy to see so many questions about diabetes.  As with the
ADA, I strongly live by the “Cure, Care, Commitment” slogan. 

There were questions asked about health insurance for all citizens, and all the candidates say the same thing, that everyone should be covered under a national plan.  I will not go into the politics and personal views behind all of this, which is not needed to fight this cause. 

What we do need is more of what was going on last night, real people asking real questions about real problems.  The more voices that are heard, and more horrible stories that are talked about in a national setting, the more progress we can get.  The fight over stem cell research is absurd.  For it, against it, don’t know anything about it, no matter where on the fence you stand, research it.  There are two main research possibilities, embryonic and adult.  If the fight for one of them isn’t working, then maybe we need to fight for something that we can win. 

Write a letter, make a phone call, and put pressure on your local representative to do something.  You will have a greater chance of getting something done by writing to your local rep then you will by writing to the state senate’s office.  All the school walks and bike rides and everything that the ADA and JDRF offers, it is still not enough. 

There needs to be a plan to action, but more importantly we need to know what our goals are.  Of course everyone’s goal is to find a cure for diabetes, but as the old cliché goes, “You must walk before you can run.”  We need step by step goals in order to get the main goal.  Donating money can be the first part.  Join me in my fight to help cure the disease.  But just donating money is not enough.  That’s showing that you care, but we need more of a commitment in order to win this battle.  Step Up, Step Out, Walk, Ride, do whatever you can to find a cure for this disease.