I have a nearly 7-year-old daughter and a nearly 4-year-old daughter; therefore, I watch way too much Hannah Montana.

I admit: It's not a bad show. As far as kid and tweeny shows go, it's pretty tolerable. And Miley Cyrus is pretty cute. No. 2 and No. 3 really like the show and will watch the same episode until I'm ready to puke. Yes, we saw the movie that many times, too.

The first time the Hannah Montana+diabetes issue came up I really didn't pay much attention. I'm not sure why. Maybe Hannah hadn't invaded our lives at that point.

But when Carey let us know last week that the episode had been re-worked and would be replayed later this month, I YouTubed the original episode so I could compare. And I also wanted to see what all the fuss was about the first time around.

So, yeah, "Sugar Boy" was pretty crass. And I waivered back and forth between being angry that they wanted to portray someone who was ashamed of being diagnosed and thinking it was right on the nose for this age group.

I'm not really sure what to think. My view of this type of coverage -- the Hollywood kind -- is pretty cynical. I pretty much think that they'll do one show on the topic and then it'll never been talked about again. Apparently the show Army Wives has also diagnosed a main character with diabetes and I've heard that the portrayal isn't so bad.

Now I realize that day to day life with diabetes isn't glamorous and probably isn't the hottest topic for a TV show, but doesn't it say something for a show and a network to do more than just diagnose one character and then drop the subject or bring it up casually every now and then?

Wouldn't it be great if Hollywood would show what people with diabetes go through daily? Or at least show one small detail in each show? A finger stick once an episode? Carb counting? Anything?

Yeah, I know that's too much to ask from an industry that overpays its employees and thinks all women and girls should be waifer thin.