(Please note that this is a comprehensive blog - if you wish to see the conclusions and my recommendations only, feel free to skip to the end. Otherwise, it might be a good idea to read everything to understand recent developments.)
A recent publication in the journal Diabetologia suggested ...
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the risk of a lifetime
frankenduf
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 04:41 PMre: the risk of a lifetime
Dr. Fran Cogen
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 01:24 PMYou are so right about this.. and it will take years to do prospective randomized studies to actually have valid conclusions.
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Thank You Dr. C
Ann Bartlett
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:02 PMThese studies have felt unclear, at best! Unclear because when extracted in pieces, it reads like a drama: You are vulnerable to cancer! I had two people who saw a news clip and asked doesn't all insulin do this? You did an excellent job of laying out the issue and how the studies really read!
And I totally agree with Frank, above, that the ultimate truth is the longer we have the potential for complications are there! Thus the importance of what is written on this site!
Thanks DrC!
re: Thank You Dr. C
Dr. Fran Cogen
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 01:25 PMMy pleasure, as always, Ann. I promise that the next few blogs will be on the "lighter" side!
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Forbes had this to say on the subject
Ann Bartlett
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 07:26 PM
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the other concern, of course, is the difference between children and adults- any treatment will have a different effect on a developing body than on a mature one- and the longer lifetime exposure may have effects as well- unfortunately, this may be one of the confounding factors comparing type 1 and 2- the longer you have any disease, the more likely complications will arise