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Mary,
I would be happy to talk with anyone about this. The story did have some mistakes. Tom was correct in his statements. By the way, I never saw the draft before it ran. I think I would have caught the errors. If I saw it before the printing, I must have simply said ok without reading it but neither Cathy nor i remember an email on it. Mike Mary Clark@ENRON 01/02/2001 10:47 AM To: Mike McConnell/HOU/ECT@ECT, Cathy Phillips/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Sarah Palmer/HOU/ECT@ECT Subject: Enron Business on diabetes Mike, see the employee feedback below on the JDF story in Vol. 6 of Enron Business. It might be a good idea to talk with MaryAnn Roman de Meza (Wellness) about how we might communicate information about diabetes detection and treatment to employees. What do you think? Mary ---------------------- Forwarded by Mary Clark/Corp/Enron on 01/02/2001 10:44 AM --------------------------- Sarah Palmer@ECT 01/02/2001 08:51 AM To: Mary Clark/Corp/Enron@ENRON cc: Subject: Enron Business on diabetes Should we forward this to Mike? ----- Forwarded by Sarah Palmer/HOU/ECT on 01/02/2001 08:51 AM ----- Tom Halliburton@ENRON 01/02/2001 07:44 AM To: enronbusiness@enron.com cc: Subject: Enron Business on diabetes Hi, I'd like to suggest you publish something on diabetes to correct what I think are misconceptions or inaccuracies in the article "Enron employees set new record with walk to knock out diabetes" that appeared in the recent copy of Enron Business. I am not an expert, so you should not publish any of my comments, but should contact an expert in the treatment of diabetes. You quoted Mike McConnell as stating that weight gain is a normal symptom of untreated diabetes. My experience is that weight gain is often a CAUSE of diabetes, whereas weight loss is often a SYMPTOM. It would be useful to clarify this, as some people with undiagnosed diabetes could delay seeking help on the basis of the quotation made. The quote "...insulin is not a cure nor does it prevent the development of complications. It is merely life support." is totally at odds with the experience of the diabetics I have known, and could be quite alarming to someone recently diagnosed. Most people on insulin need make only very small changes to their lifestyle and diet. Properly managed diabetes eliminates almost all complications - the body effectively functions normally with the addition of insulin. damage caused prior to diagnosis can not be reversed of course. The suggestion that insulin is merely life support is alarming - insulin is life support, but not "merely" life support. Life can be lived fully, and while there are probably some activities that can not be participated in, I have not met a diabetic who has experienced this. No complex equipment is needed, the treatment is very quick, portable, inconspicuous, etc. It can not be compared to dialysis for renal failure, for example, which is much closer to "merely life support". Even so, many people on dialysis still live good lives. I think it would be very useful for you folks to publish something that helps people diagnose both types of diabetes, how they can avoid the adult onset type, and the effect on lifestyle of diabetes. Perhaps you could find some nice statistics such as the most common method of diagnosis is when the patient goes into a comma due to high blood sugar (at least in some countries), diabetes is the leading cause of non-accidental amputations, adult blindness, renal failure, etc, and that the materials for a blood test cost about $1. yours Tom Halliburton
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