Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Silent Assassin

Everywhere i look now i get a none to subtle reminder of the dangers facing people my age, and people everywhere.
The Silent Assassin lurks all around us, and this is no Hollywood film starring Steven Seagal or Jean Claude Van Damme.

No it reminds us that there is always a cloaked felon lurking over our shoulders, ready to sting us with his icy finger of Diabetes.
So from now on when you see someone falling over in a supermarket, if there is someone there wearing a black coat, or similar garment, it would be ok to assume, from these posters, that they are responsible for this persons predicament.
A good number of my friends suffer from Diabetes, but they, like me, find it difficult to believe that there is a masked crusader hell bent on unleashing a lifetime of regular insulin injections and forever planning your diet and alcohol intake on the unsuspecting public.
It is an important issue, many more youngsters are suffering from Diabetes unknowingly and are powerless to stop its onset.
However comparing this to the grim reaper is perhaps a step to far, for there are many things in life worse than Diabetes, such as death.
Say No to the Silent Assassin.
Rick Wakeman would.

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