I have to share this because it is just SO cool. This info-map explains when all the villains and companions arrived in Doctor Who. It is long, because there are SO many seasons. And yes, it has the old series, the movie and the new series. Wow!
Via: CableTV.com
Everyone that knows me knows that Doctor Who has been one of my favorites for years. It appeals to my geekiness.
Doctor Who tends to stay away from talking about diseases, and instead has things like alien threats. That is why I was surprised to hear a mention about diabetes in the latest episode “Vampires of Venice”.
It was only a small mention. The Doctor took the place of the stripper that was supposed to be in the cake for Rory’s bachelor party. He said she is a nice girl, and diabetic.
Small mention, but a mention none the less.
A recent episode of Law and Order: SVU had a character that had diabetes — Confession. I wouldn’t suggest the episode to anyone that doesn’t normally watch SVU because this episode was particularly disturbing. Without giving much away, there was a character played by Tom Noonan. Almost immediately after introducing the character he tested his blood sugar. So, you know that his diabetes status would come up later.
When the detectives find some blood later, the medical examiner decided to test the blood’s HbA1c because the hemoglobin was so high. They then claimed that it was because of diabetes.
Um… someone with diabetes doesn’t normally have high hemoglobin levels. True, the HbA1c would be high, but that isn’t because of a high amount of hemoglobin. It would have been better that they mentioned a high blood sugar. (Extra points, they could have mentioned his ketone level.)
Has anyone been watching the television show “In plain sight”? The show is about a woman US Marshal who protects people in witness protection. I haven’t been overly impressed, but there really isn’t much on lately.
Anyway, this week she had to play a character played by Dave Foley. The character was a Type 1 diabetic and asthmatic. I prepared myself for either invalid information or the usual insulin shock storyline. I was pleasantly surprised. They had him check his blood sugar with normal numbers. (around 126 and 109). And he never went into insulin shock! Yay! It’s nice to see someone play a diabetic who isn’t constantly falling over and needing help.