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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    And if you don't manage your insulin, they chop off your foot. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of JonnyZ JonnyZ
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    Hahaha, being someone who has type-1 diabetes and hates it, I fully approve all the puns in this topic. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of relic1980 relic1980
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    The term "empowerment" makes me want to puke, but as a diabetic it sounds like an interesting concept. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of Bouzi...not a graphics whore! Bouzi...not a graphics whore!
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    I get how this is an educational tool to teach kids about diabetes. However, it seems to me that this will just push more kids and teenagers to play video games instead of exercising daily, which along with a proper diet is the best way to control your diabetes, other than medication.
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    Image of SpiritThief SpiritThief
    11/17/09

    @Bouzi...not a graphics whore!: They don't want people to know that.

    They can make more money pushing drugs down your mouth. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of PhantomVI PhantomVI
    11/17/09

    @SpiritThief: For those of us with Type 1, we have to have insulin or we die. It's not a pharmaceutical industry conspiracy. Yes, diet and exercise help with control and quality of life, but we are utterly dependent on drugs. Uninformed knee-jerk comments don't help, either. Oh, and to be specific, insulin is injected, it doesn't go down my mouth. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of AdamOfDudeMountainFame AdamOfDudeMountainFame
    11/17/09

    @PhantomVI: Oh snap! I am only speaking as a person with diabetic relatives, but this is the coolest diabetes-schooling that I have ever witnessed. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment AdamOfDudeMountainFame was starred AdamOfDudeMountainFame was unstarred
    Image of Doomstink Doomstink
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    I wonder if the test strips for the main character's meter cost an arm and a leg at the in-game shops? They're so expensive in real life, that the price actually deters me from checking my sugars as often as I should. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment Doomstink was starred Doomstink was unstarred
    Image of cinemandrew cinemandrew
    11/17/09

    @Doomstink: I've been there too. Of course, there was also a time when I was checking it about 10 times a day. Guess that's the difference between having crappy insurance and good insurance. Having dealt with both, I can honestly say I prefer the good insurance that pays for my strips.

    Most test strips (in my experience) run $1 per strip. So assuming your testing 5 times a day (on average), that's over $1800/year. It's fun being diabetic. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Grandleon promoted this comment cinemandrew was starred cinemandrew was unstarred
    Image of PhantomVI PhantomVI
    11/17/09

    @cinemandrew: Like I told my doctor last month, Type 1 diabetes plus no insurance is a death sentence. Well, a quicker death sentence anyway. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of chrismoke chrismoke
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes

    Hell yeah I'll check my blood sugar ALLL NIGHT LONNNNG with you baby #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment chrismoke was starred chrismoke was unstarred
    Image of dethklokso dethklokso
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    That actually sounds kind of coo,
    kind of like snake's stamina in MGS3.

    Don't know how to do links but:

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    not the first game about the beetus.

    (Oklahoma Represent!)

    Edit: oh yay auto-linkage.
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    Blore07 promoted this comment Edited by dethklokso at 11/17/09 9:22 AM dethklokso was starred dethklokso was unstarred
    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    Great! Now loads of kids are going to want diabetes in hope of gaining magic powers! These game developers must show some responsibility!

    Also, a new genre?: diabete-em-up!

    Sorry! =p #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    11/17/09

    @hot_heart: We're insulined against your bad puns. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of MagicMagicPony MagicMagicPony
    11/17/09

    @TheMightyEthan: I can't tell which pun is worse... it's glucose to call. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    11/17/09

    @MagicMagicPony: I sugar thought about it more carefully before posting. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of MagicMagicPony MagicMagicPony
    11/17/09

    @TheMightyEthan: Don't sweet it, it's in your blood. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    11/17/09

    @MagicMagicPony: Two in one sentence? Coma-on, was that necessary? #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    11/17/09

    @MagicMagicPony: *Edit* - double post, ignore this.
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    Edited by TheMightyEthan at 11/17/09 9:53 AM TheMightyEthan was starred TheMightyEthan was unstarred
    Image of MagicMagicPony MagicMagicPony
    11/17/09

    @TheMightyEthan: Did you just Type 2? #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    11/17/09

    @MagicMagicPony: I just haven't learned patience yet; I hear it's adult-onset. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of MagicMagicPony MagicMagicPony
    11/17/09

    @TheMightyEthan: The best lesson I've ever learned was "Liver let Diet" #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of TheMightyEthan TheMightyEthan
    11/17/09

    @MagicMagicPony: I fear I have been defeated.

    Oh well, potassium, you lose some. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of MagicMagicPony MagicMagicPony
    11/17/09

    @TheMightyEthan: Good game. Thinking of all these puns has been a pancreas. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11/17/09

    In reply to Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots - And Diabetes
    Oh god. Oh God. It's Captain Novolin 2. #themagiandthesleepingstar
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    04/24/09

    In reply to UK Change4Life Campaign Changes Its Tune
    "a generic version of Dance Dance Revolution"


    you say that as if DDR isn't generic itself :)

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    04/24/09

    In reply to UK Change4Life Campaign Changes Its Tune
    At least they've made some improvement since their last campaign.
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    Image of walkyourpath walkyourpath
    04/24/09

    In reply to UK Change4Life Campaign Changes Its Tune
    Confirmed : Gummy Sims to be released for all consoles.
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    04/24/09

    @walkyourpath: That would be awesome. I can picture it now, gummy sims trapped in a doorless room with just a cooker...melting away.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    04/24/09

    In reply to UK Change4Life Campaign Changes Its Tune
    Ha love the animation of the thing.

    Aardman for the win indeed!
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    Image of scottieb2 scottieb2
    04/14/09

    In reply to Game Teaches Kentucky Children About Online Predators
    I see a flash game called "Don't Talk to Strangers on the Internet or They Will Rape You." If you even go anywhere near that computer, you get raped...


    If they want to be effective, let's teach children at a young age not to be sex offenders...I see a better game called "Don't Be a Sexual Predator or You'll Get Raped in Jail." That should ultimately break the cycle...


    Seriously, who is going to listen to some "game" they are forced to play at school. D.A.R.E. doesn't seem to work, and those Truth commercials piss me off so bad I only want to take up smoking to spite them...good luck with that, Kentucky.

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    Image of roscoe roscoe
    04/14/09

    @scottieb2: have you not played oregon trail? i have learnt everything i needed to know to be successful from that game.


    yay! healthy oxen!

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    Image of roscoe roscoe
    04/14/09

    In reply to Game Teaches Kentucky Children About Online Predators
    i think they need a catchy phrase like if you catch on fire you STOP, DROP and ROLL. maybe if you see an online predator you STOP CHATTING TO THEM. makes sense, no?


    kudos to you, kentucky.

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