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Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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posted 03/06/2008, comments (0)

Media hype (again)

Two people notified me today about a press release, Type 2 diabetes may be caused by intestinal dysfunction, that they felt I should read.Actually, I got as far as reading the title, and laughed -- sure, and the moon may be made of green cheese!The press release quoted an article in Diabetes Care, so that's where I headed next. Yes,... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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posted 02/24/2008, comments (0)

Stem cell success for diabetes

Let me start by pointing out that I am easily frustrated by rat and other rodent-research. It's all too common that a story gets planted in the media by pharmaceutical manufacturers or biotech companies, extolling some exciting premise that turns out in retrospect to have been only a quirky finding in animal models.But a news story this past... Read moreChevron
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Dr. Bill Quick

Dr. Bill Quick

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Health Professional
posted 02/16/2008, comments (0)

ADVANCE and ACCORD and A1C

Last week, I commented on the ACCORD diabetes trial (ACCORD AND A1C), which surprised experts when there were an unexpected finding that trying to lower A1C below 6 in people with T2DM and cardiovascular disease resulted in a higher death rate. The reason for the increased death rate is not clear: see my earlier story for more details.Since then,... Read moreChevron
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Kim Benjet

Kim Benjet

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Son has diabetes
posted 02/11/2008, comments (0)

Thank You Helene Whitlock Alley

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation announced the largest bequest in the foundation's history this week.  Mrs. Helene Whitlock Alley left the JDRF a remarkable $7.3 million. What came from tragedy could have an extraordinary effect on diabetes research in the coming years.  Both the JDRF website and today's Washington... Read moreChevron
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Gretchen Becker

Gretchen Becker

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Author, Humorist
posted 02/07/2008, comments (5)

Avandia, Vytorin, and now the ACCORD diabetes study: What's going on here?

  I've recently seen stories reporting that   1. Avandia, used to lower blood glucose (BG) levels, which should reduce cardiac risk, increases cardiac risk.   2. Vytorin, used to lower cholesterol levels, which should reduce cardiac risk, increases cardiac risk.   3. Increased HDL levels in "diabetics" (not... Read moreChevron

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