The Diabetes Explosion......

As more and more folks are diagnosed, I have noticed a few things.

1. There are a lot of people now on the Internet who are diabetic and creating sites.
2. Smart people are being diagnosed and you are seeing a lot of diabetic commerce going on on the web.
3. There seems to be a top 20 or 30 diabetic folks who seem to dominate a lot of the net.
4. It takes a lot of net time if you want to be one of the top 20 or 30 on the net...lol
5. There has been a lot of knowledge sharing and I am seeing that a lot of the sites are seeing the same conversations that may have taken place a year ago.
6. The diabetes industry is definitely growing, consolidating, and maturing.
7. I have no idea what is going to happen to the industry if the government gains control of health care but I am sure that it will change dramatically.
8. The internet has been a very positive change for folks who live with diabetes including knowledge sharing, mental support, and friendships.

I look forward to the upcoming years to see how diabetes and the net evolve together....