tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post1452062073361359303..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Why Doctors are Telling Type 2s Not to Lower Blood Sugar--And Why They Are WrongJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-34615928076828313022009-02-18T10:32:00.000-05:002009-02-18T10:32:00.000-05:00I am disappointed that you comment on the NEJM art...I am disappointed that you comment on the NEJM article and say you have not read it! You have only read the abstract. I would think that you can get the whole article from a library and read it in its entirety before commenting on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-56239244119370345082009-02-10T11:08:00.000-05:002009-02-10T11:08:00.000-05:00Rich,That is WONDERFUL news! I'm so glad you are d...Rich,<BR/><BR/>That is WONDERFUL news! I'm so glad you are doing so well. Heck, I've never tested with an 87 fasting blood sugar ever. I'm happy to get into the 90s!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6684548399828079202009-02-10T10:43:00.000-05:002009-02-10T10:43:00.000-05:00Jenny,I just want to thank you for all the informa...Jenny,<BR/><BR/>I just want to thank you for all the information you provide. It has helped me tremendously. I just had my recent blood work done. A year ago my a1c was 9.0 and my fasting BS was 199. My most recent a1c is 6.1 and fasting BS is 87.! I'm headed for the 5% club!<BR/><BR/>http://kingishkabibble.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Thank you!!<BR/>RichThe Old Man and His Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005513596375360905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-63346441468371237052009-02-06T08:28:00.000-05:002009-02-06T08:28:00.000-05:00We're already seeing this in parts of the UK, ofte...We're already seeing this in parts of the UK, often coming from nurses and presumably the source of the information is the PCTs (our equivalent of HMOs) Added to the refusal of test strips thanks to Farmer<BR/><BR/>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/335/7611/132<BR/><BR/>(some PCTs are now printing leaflets advising against testing which further reduces their test strip budgets)<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-63749802461210216582009-02-03T13:41:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:41:00.000-05:00Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!!!!!This is basing conclusi...Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!!!!!<BR/><BR/>This is basing conclusions on one flawed study while ignoring the preponderance of the evidence from other studies. Sadly, after reading Taubes, I've come to expect this kind of nonsense & non-science from the medical establishment.renegadediabetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710855525093861921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11169579040859836162009-02-03T13:24:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:24:00.000-05:00Something else to consider. With type 2 the VA bel...Something else to consider. With type 2 the VA believes you only have to check your blood sugar every other day. They will give you a free meter and 50 test strips to last 90 days. Makes it very difficult to get good control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47250159891313357572009-02-03T10:07:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:07:00.000-05:00This is crazy, it is well-established that glycemi...This is crazy, it is well-established that glycemic control is imperative, so any doctor who recommends that patients with type 2 do not focus on glycemic control is obviously not paying attention to the UK Perspective Study (as well as the type 1 DCCT) which have proven unequivocally that glycemic control does prevent complications. Soundbytes are not the same as CME (continuing medical Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69133157642217353492009-02-03T09:07:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:07:00.000-05:00I have access to the full text, and as you might e...I have access to the full text, and as you might expect, not only was the study designed to only look at certain things, but the actual study has been misinterpreted widely. These veterans were already in bad shape, having diabetes an average of 11 years, an HbA1c going into the study of 9.5%, a BMI of 31% on average and as noted 40% already had cardiovascular events. What is most dissapointingbschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399322458049165128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-64750211418443875012009-02-02T18:42:00.000-05:002009-02-02T18:42:00.000-05:00I don't have access to the full-text either, but I...I don't have access to the full-text either, but I can certainly hazard an educated guess to the reasons for the poor outcomes. First guess would be spikes and dips. Remember that for those of us without CGMs -- which is probably more than 90% of T2s -- we never learn the true magnitudes of spikes, dips, and area-under-curve. Consider that most oral antidiabetic regimens available in the US have Brenda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687718956610704894noreply@blogger.com