Windfall!

[billeyler]

This morning I made the 7am trek to Tricore Reference Labs at Pres Hospital for the two bits of bloodwork my doctor(s)want.

As I walked in the door, somewhat groggily, a young woman came up to me and asked if I'd be interested in being a research participant for a trial type 2 diabetes study. All I'd have to do is have some extra blood taken, answer a family health questionnaire, and sit at a flourescent type machine that somehow measures glucose levels with light.

Done. And $15 wealthier.

Now I hope I don't get a positive result! My father's mother had type 2 diabetes developed in her 50s.

Comments

[leatherlion.livejournal.com]

As a type-II diabetic myself, I'd be very interested in finding out more about this trial. I would be absolutely overjoyed if I didn't have to prick myself to test my blood glucose - I might even test regularly if that were the case! If you have any further information on this trial, I would love to hear. Otherwise I'll see what Google can dig up.

Thanks for the LJ entry!

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Hi, Grant!

Here's a link for the InLight startup company that is doing diabetes screening. I don't think it's related to anything that happens to someone AFTER they've been found to have diabetes, but what the heck. It's info!

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2004/08/09/daily24.html

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Nearly a month later, I haven't heard anything about the tests, so I'm guessing they were negative for signs of diabetes.