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Tom, As a Type I, insulin-dependent diabetic for the past 29 years, and a PWP for at least 7 (diagnosed 3.5 years), I have watched the discussion referenced in your note with feelings similar to yours. I didn't want to comment on its foolishness, but am prompted to thank you for doing so. The essential issue, it seems to me, is neither disease itself, but rather how it affects a given indivdual; and there are such wide-ranging differences in the impact of each. I can tesitify, for anyone interested, that these conditions (Type I Diabetes and Parkinsons), while unrelated, can interact pretty vehemently in one individual who has both. In my case, the strains emerging from PD threw my Diabetes (for the first time in 28 years, into wild uncontrol and numerous, unpreventable, unpredictable insulin reactions over a 9-month period, one result of which was my determination to seek disability status (i.e. to stop working full-time) -- and I am now awaiting the final Social Security Disability claim response. Since I stopped working, I've (thankfully) regained excellent diabetic control, even as my PD symptoms continue to worsen. Best regards, John Bachman