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\"Diabetes<\/a>When there\u2019s nothing new on the news, I try to find something funny to watch on TV before my head hits the pillow. The other night, Gary and I caught a rerun of Modern Family<\/em>. The episode was new to me.<\/p>\n

It was Claire & Phil\u2019s Anniversary. Thinking it was Phil’s favorite band, Claire arranged for Izzy, the bass player from Spandau Ballet<\/em>, to come over and play a private concert. (Izzy was played by guest star Ed Norton.) Phil, who didn\u2019t know any of the band\u2019s songs, was not enjoying the show. Izzy tried to brighten things up by prompting Phil to kiss his wife. When Phil gave Claire a quick peck, Izzy teased, \u201cCome on, man. She\u2019s not your sister.\u201d He went on to say that the joke he had just made was not funny\u2026 because his sister \u201clost her feet to complications from diabetes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve written about diabetes jokes on TV before<\/a>. Generally I\u2019m not a fan. They are usually rooted in misinformation that leads to stereotyping. And they are often made flippantly, as if people with diabetes live in some distant land. As if they couldn\u2019t possibly be watching the show\u2026 to understand the joke\u2026 to feel one way or another about it.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless. In this particular case, while I didn\u2019t find the joke funny in the traditional sense (diabetes \u2013 amputation \u2013 ha ha), I was amused for a different reason. I was struck by its thoughtfulness and accuracy. Izzy\u2019s sister didn\u2019t lose her feet to diabetes. She lost them to complications<\/em> from diabetes.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t feel objectified or misrepresented, nor did I feel the need to stand up and shout that Not All People with Diabetes get Amputations! The joke already made that clear. Complications <\/em>from diabetes can lead to amputation \u2013 not the diabetes itself.<\/p>\n

The episode got me thinking about the writer who scripted the joke. Was it random? Or did he include the word \u2018complications\u2019 on purpose? Maybe he had a heightened awareness of diabetes and he knew it made more sense. A progressive diabetes joke! How appropriate coming from Modern Family. <\/em>If the writer wanted to be even more precise, he could have written, \u201c\u2026lost her feet to complications from diabetes due to poor blood glucose management<\/em>.\u201d (But that would be asking for a lot.)<\/p>\n

On the other hand, maybe the writer crafted the joke with the word \u2018complications\u2019 to poke fun at people like me who would have cared if the word was missing. Sneaky but clever. Still amusing. I wonder what\u2019s next for diabetes comedy \u2013 maybe an app!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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