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quotable quotes - June 2009

Updated: 8/14/21 1:00 pmPublished: 6/30/09

pointing the way with CGM

“Often the most successful patients with CGM are those who view the device as a compass rather than as a GPS.”
- William H. Polonsky, PhD (Behavioral Diabetes Institute, San Diego, CA) at the 2009 American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting, discussing the psychological aspects of continuous glucose monitoring.

lantus and cancer

“The recent reports from Europe regarding Lantus being associated with cancer does not represent anything close to a proper scientific analysis. The data was very confusing, unexplainable, not consistent and far from anything that should change the way we currently use any type of insulin. Stay focused on the most important issues with your health: blood sugar levels as close to goal as you can avoiding hypoglycemia and get your blood pressure and cholesterol levels in the correct range.”
- Steve Edelman, MD (UCSD, San Diego, CA) speaking about a recent study calling into question the safety of Lantus long-acting insulin.

CGM alarms for children

“[The need to amplify alarms] is an issue we see a lot in pediatrics. Medtronic is coming up with a device that amplifies the sound and has a repeater that can be put in the parents room to alert them.”
- Bruce Buckingham, MD (Stanford University, Stanford, CA) at the 2009 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ (AACE) meeting in May.

dealing with diabetes and obesity

“When you are dancing with a bear, you can’t get tired and sit down. You have to wait for the bear to get tired and sit down. Obesity and diabetes are our bears of today.”
- Minnie Joycelyn Elders, MD (University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR), a former US Surgeon General, discussing healthcare disparities at the AACE meeting in May 2009.

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