in the regular sense...the NA seems to be in it's own world. I will note that there was NOT one professsional represatative of that association at last years' NORD conference...a conspicous absence IMHO.
The Diabetics and those on CHEMO for cancers HURT, there are just a whole lot MORE of them, ergo they have a louder voice. They are also very lucrative pharmaceutical markets for the future, and on, etc.....

What I NEVER EVER GOT was why is Diabetic PN 'PAINFUL' and other PN's NOT? No offense to any diabetics here...I believe we all HURT to our varying undefined degrees equally and democratically. Just the insertion of PAINFUL in only one instance, well, it IRKS me? After all, we ALL HURT HERE, I believe. Hugs to all! - j