11.13.08
Disney and Diabetes
If you haven’t heard by now, the episode that aired for the 3rd season premeire of Hannah Montana was not the originally intended episode.
The original episode, titled “No Sugar, Sugar,” finds Miley and Lilly trying to help Oliver deal with his new diagnosis of diabetes.
According to news reports, parents who saw the episode early complained about the episode’s treatment of the disease.
I think that might not have been a good call on Disney’s part because “very special episodes” are supposed to encourage parents to talk to their kids about sensitive issues.
Not only that, but how would that make another Disney star, Nick Jonas (who has type 1 diabetes), feel about the episode being pulled?
Parents, make sure you and your children are properly educated on the risk factors of type 2 diabetes (often associated with obesity and genetics) and symptoms of type 1 diabetes.
For more information and to join Laila Ali to “kiss diabetes goodbye,” visit the website of the American Diabetes Association.
Here is the link to the New York Times article on the episode.
