tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post2605917728923887023..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Where's Our Apology?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-8073949336551526882008-02-24T08:14:00.000-05:002008-02-24T08:14:00.000-05:00Actually, from what I have read about the design o...Actually, from what I have read about the design of ADVANCE study, they were using high carb diets. The study was designed in 1999 when doctors believed low carb diets killed people with diabetes. <BR/><BR/>The main difference between the two studies is in which drugs they used.<BR/><BR/>ADVANCE used a sulfonylurea for blood sugar control (ensuring they ate a high carb diet other wise they'd hypoJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2530204363181391092008-02-23T21:53:00.000-05:002008-02-23T21:53:00.000-05:00here's news for an apology -coming from Dr. Bernst...here's news for an apology -coming from Dr. Bernstein regarding the ACCORD trial. Dr. Berstein says the weight gain from the ADA recommended high carbohydrate diet and the industrial doses of insulin causes an increase in mortality. This makes sense especially since the ADVANCE trai(with similar study design to accord) showed that lower sugars were better - note that ADVANCE didn't use the ADA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-37340123560008076312008-02-22T12:39:00.000-05:002008-02-22T12:39:00.000-05:00Point well taken, but ... many many people take th...Point well taken, but ... many many people take the USDA seriously because the bureaucracy usually has an aura of reliability. (Even I tend to trust their nutrient database.) And a whole generation of people has taken Brody's advice because she writes for The New York Times, widely acknowledged to be a high quality newspaper. Doesn't that kind of power come with responsibility?<BR/><BR/>Maybe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11169945790049494322008-02-22T08:10:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:10:00.000-05:00Well, at least it is the mission of the USDA to se...Well, at least it is the mission of the USDA to sell grain, so their advocacy of the high carb diet is understandable. <BR/><BR/>But when an organization takes money from the public using the claim that they are working for the interests of a group of people with an illness, and spends that money on programs to make them worse, that is criminal.<BR/><BR/>Brody was just writing up the information Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-80184935921915327962008-02-21T23:39:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:39:00.000-05:00I want an apology, too - from the USDA and Jane Br...I want an apology, too - from the USDA and Jane Brody. I owe them for putting me on the path to diabetes with their whole grain, low-fat nonsense. I have only managed to remain healthy because I was lucky enough to come across Gary Taubes. Had I not read Taubes back in 2002, I would probably be diabetic by now. As it is, my blood sugar is pretty stable, with only rare hypos if I am foolish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-84571229293617936152008-02-19T14:00:00.000-05:002008-02-19T14:00:00.000-05:00Maybe we'll get lucky and the head of the ADA will...Maybe we'll get lucky and the head of the ADA will come down with diabetes, get horrible treatment and have to start facing facts. But I doubt any amount of reason or evidence would change these people's minds. After all, with this low fat dietary advice you're basically talking about a position of religious zealotry. Whenever there's a big emotional stake, not to mention huge financial Peter Atwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246505554623368895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-446416666371052142008-02-19T12:38:00.000-05:002008-02-19T12:38:00.000-05:00Wow! You do have an active imagination!! Good to h...Wow! You do have an active imagination!! Good to hear you're not holding your breath! <BR/><BR/>RE: Medicare payments. For years the government groups(CMS/JCAHO) have been keeping track of errors and admissions due to inadequate follow up. Now they are finally going to do something! I am glad to see this! They've actually completely revamped the payment methodology, pushing more procedures to Alcinda (Cindy) Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950698583878546323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-39698119349016132332008-02-19T11:34:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:34:00.000-05:00I think the best advice to follow is the rule of c...I think the best advice to follow is the rule of common sense. Obviously, carbs make blood glucose levels go up, therefore common sense dictates that minimizing carbs will help people with diabetes to manage blood glucose levels more effectively than any other method.<BR/><BR/>Although I would agree that the ADA should reverse its stance on low-carb diets, their steadfast adherence to the old, Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-23705908443862338022008-02-19T11:13:00.000-05:002008-02-19T11:13:00.000-05:00We can only hope and pray that someday we get that...We can only hope and pray that someday we get that apology.<BR/>I also hope,as you,that the power of Medicare will result in less mistakes and a shift in thinking as to diet and treatment of diabetics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com