Listen, people! The FDL (Fantasy Diabetes League) is for real! Sure, it had some trouble finding its footing in the early days of this inaugural season, but I assure you, one lucky winner will walk away with a $10 Starbucks gift card and better yet, an original drawing by Charlie of a giant squid urinating on a scuba diver. Throw a frame on it and it's perfect for the guest bathroom or the baby's nursery.

The gist is simple. Receive absurd comments related to diabetes and earn points. For more on the rules of The FDL, click here.

Funding has been difficult and ad revenue has been low. As a result, we regretfully announced job cuts in December. Well, one job cut. Grandma was let go as marketing chief of the FDL, just two weeks after accepting the post. Mentioning the league to Myrtle and Gertrude Wasserman over a game of mahjong at the senior center just wasn't cutting it. Sorry, nana.

Now for the standings.

baddecisionmaker jumped way out in front with a whopping 17 points for experiencing the following diabetes-related buffoonery:

* A mental health caseworker suggesting that she just take pills rather than wear a pump.

* A nurse suggesting that diabetes could be wiped out if everyone just breastfed.

* An EMT who made rude small-talk, questioning the health of her kidneys just because he "takes tons of diabetics to kidney dialysis.

Mark G. is currently in second place with 11 points for the following folly:

* A diabetes educator saying "she'll be able to eat anything she wants" just after his daughter survived diabetic ketoacidosis. It's comforting to hear, but it's just not true. At least not without consequence.

* A lawyer/friend asking if diabetes is the kind of thing his daughter will outgrow.

Penny and Shannon are tied for third place with 6 points each.

Penny gets onboard the score sheet with a nurse who suggested that her son did not need insulin to cover sugar-free ice cream since it was sugar-free. Someone needs a lesson in carbohydrates.

Shannon rounds out the standings with a comment from an occupational therapist who worked with several severely unhealthy diabetics who had amputations. "Wow, he looks so healthy!" the woman said, referring to Shannon's son, just a toddler at the time. Ah, the sweet sounds of idiocy.

You want in on some of this action? Send your ridiculous diabetes comments to acehotspray@aol.com. But do it soon. The season ends on National Banana Bread Day - Feb. 23.

Have a great weekend.