quotable quotes - February 2009
insulin therapy: an alternative view
“Let me change your thinking; you should look at starting insulin as easing some of the burden of control. If your A1c is 10%, every time you get it measured and you’re worried and you beat yourself up. Now, if we get your A1c down to 8% or 7.5%, you will be easier on yourself."
- Dr. Stephen Sanders (St. John’s Mercy Medical Group) talking about the misconceptions behind starting insulin during an interview with diaTribe.
the benefits of CGM
“It’s very clear, particularly from the JDRF CGM study results, that just wearing a continuous glucose monitor does not improve control. You only see benefits with behavioral changes.”
- Dr. Lois Jovanovic (Sansum Diabetes Research Institute), talking about the difficulties of incorporating continuous glucose monitoring into diabetes treatment.
presidential words on health care
“We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost."
- President Barack Obama including science in a list he made during his inauguration speech on January 20, 2009 of the various areas he will work to change in the new administration.
