quotable quotes - Early October 2014
“People want to drive their own healthcare. This is the idea behind the self-monitoring CGM arena. To what extent can we use that huge resource – their brain – to actually improve care?”
– Professor Philip Home (Newcastle University, UK) at The diaTribe Foundation’s Solvable Problems in Diabetes event at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Conference in Vienna, Austria.
“I think we would all agree – A1c by itself is incomplete. If we just take A1c by itself, as a way to look at diabetes, I think we’re missing an important message.”
-Dr. Irl Hirsch (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle) at the EASD 2014 Conference in Vienna.
“If we don’t involve the patient, we’re lost.”
– Professor Jens Sandahl Christiansen (Aarhus University, Denmark) at The diaTribe Foundation’s Solvable Problems in Diabetes event at EASD 2014.
“We want these guys [Team Novo Nordisk] to realize they are not just racing bikes for the sake of racing bikes, but they are racing bikes to inspire, educate, and empower.”
– Phil Southerland (Founder, Team Novo Nordisk) at the US Pro Challenge cycling event.
“We, the global community affected by T1D, need better treatments and a cure.”
– David Panzirer (trustee, Helmsley Charitable Trust) discussing the power of philanthropy in an op-ed piece in Wired.
