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Type 1/Juvenile Diabetic since Age 2

I was diagnosed on my the day before my 2nd birthday with type 1 diabetes. I've tried every insulin (animal to human) on the market I could take via syringe for almost 32 years. Since becoming diabetic I have have had complications and set backs.  Particularly ove the past 8 years.  I have suffered 11 heart attacks, have... Read moreChevron
posted 09/29/2010, comments (0)|
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David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
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FDA Pulls Diabetes Drug Avandia From U.S. Market

If you are one of the 600,000 Americans who take Avandia, you need to see your doctor right away. That’s only a small fraction of the 24 million of us here who have diabetes, but anyone who now takes it has an important -- and perhaps a life-saving -- decision to make.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just pulled the major diabetes drug... Read moreChevron
posted 09/24/2010, comments (6)|
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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes; editor of www.D-is-for-Diabetes.com
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FDA and European Medicines Agency Remove Avandia From Market

In simultaneous announcements, the FDA and the European Medicines Agency have decided to remove/restrict the use of Avandia and other drugs containing rosiglitazone. I've discussed the reason why several times earlier: it's because these drugs increase the risk of cardiovascular events as well as lowering blood glucose levels.   The FDA has... Read moreChevron
posted 09/23/2010, comments (2)|
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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician who is living with diabetes; editor of www.D-is-for-Diabetes.com
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Avandia Risks Evaluated in Europe by British Medical journal

It's been a while since the US FDA had a meeting of an Advisory Committee to discuss the future in the United States of the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (brand name Avandia), way back in July. Now it's the European's turn to shine the light on rosiglitazone and its troubled safety record:* The BBC's Panorama show ("The world's longest running... Read moreChevron
posted 09/06/2010, comment (1)|
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Dr. Bill Quick

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FDA Drugs for Prediabetes: Metformin, Exenatide, Insulin, Glitazones Gliptins

Someone recently asked about taking Actos (pioglitazone) for insulin resistance; they indicated that they don't "yet" have diabetes. The question opens up a huge can of worms about off-label use of medications, especially diabetes medications."Off-label use" should be defined before we go any further: off-label use refers to the use of a... Read moreChevron
posted 08/22/2010, comments (3)|
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