San Francisco -- For the past five days people with diabetes have taken
over downtown San Francisco. More than 20,000 diabetes professionals
have been here for the annual meeting of the American Diabetes
Association. Those of us wearing ADA name badges not only filled the
exhibition halls but also San Francisco's already crowded sidewalks.
The
city was a gracious hostess, providing the best possible accommodations
and weather. We met in in the city's largest convention and exhibition
complex,...
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