Tuesday, July 17, 2007
In another anti-Avandia article released today (there are so many of them, that I just made up the acronym "AAAA" to describe them!), it is breathlessly trumpeted "New review adds more reasons to avoid diabetes drug Avandia." This time, it's German researchers, rather than physicians in Ohio, that a...
Had my first patient today that discontinued his Avandia after speaking to his MD last month but increased his Lantus and still takes glyburide. A1c is at 6.8%. He's doing well except for the additional 30 pounds he gained while on the medication for about 18 months. That's what I have seen my patients on "paper" look good with the lower A1c but most have gained weight. Some have come to my office and while in the dental chair I look down at their feet and see their ankles quite swollen. When asked if their doctor was concerned most of the time they were not concerned.
I look forward to hearing the results of this meeting and look forward to you publishing that info in your blog.
Frank Varon DDS