I am going to be honest. I think I have covered everything I can even think about in my webtext. there is a lot I need to work on such as taking the "its" out, making a better thesis, and adding more information to what I already have. I honestly cannot think of anything else. Maybe I need a different perspective? I did find some experimenal drugs out there trying to prevent different diabetes forms. One such one I found extremely interesting is called DEFEND. It is a drug that has not been FDA approved yet, but it was made to help preserve making insulin in someone with type 1 diabetes. Right now the drug is taken 8 consecutive days by the patients who signed up for the study,through intravenous infusions. It seems like it could be a miracle drug but they are doing more testing on it. If this succeeds it will give people with type one diabetes a more normal life. It is exciting to see a breakthrough in an incurable form of diabetes and i thought it could be exciting new news to add into my webtext.

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Since my audience for my multimedia webtext is teens in general, I would like my slideshow to be about sports and diabetes. It will tie into my podcast in the way that it will inform them that diabetes does not have to hinder their lives and that they can still do things normal people can do. I can explain the things that may need to be done differently than normal, why it is actually healthier for them to stay active and I can add in there things about different pro athletes that have been battling diabetes. My slideshow will show these kids that you dont have to feel like you are different and that you do not have to live in fear of your blood sugar. I can use my own personal touch to set my information aside from all the other information out there so that these kids will listen to my podcast. In addition to using athletes, I can also use my cousin as an example. He is rapidly becoming a major part of the Valparaiso Cross Country Team. He made it to varsity level as a sophomore which is a pretty big deal. I think in this way, it will show these kids that you can do it. That you do not have to be an exceptional quarterback like Jay Cutler to do sports. That this goal for themselves is actually attainable and that this disease will not hold them back from doing the things they love to do. I want to be sure they are informed of some of the different things their doctors will tell them to do to be safe. I believe that this slideshow will greatly benefit my whole presentation and will be a great fit to make it more upbeat, personal, and eye catching to teens.