Personally, I will not forget the openness, energy and passion Albright radiated when I met her. It's comforting to know she's advocating for all of us at the CDC.

If you were diagnosed more than a decade ago, like me, you heard that there would be a cure in five to 10 years. We're still searching, but we've probably made more progress in the last 10 years than the last 40.

Diabetes -- one of the fastest growing epidemics in America, and the world -- doesn't have enough health care providers (HCPS). Not even close.

Education has fallen so low as a health priority that it's barely noticed when the lack of it causes devastating consequences, including death.