tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post1498815110130136742..comments2024-03-16T00:27:31.848-07:00Comments on Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma: Inverse Benefit in the Trenches: Primary Care Providers Treat Chronic IllnessHoward Brodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00599587504924835039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-40765162219537698722012-09-15T09:33:36.684-07:002012-09-15T09:33:36.684-07:00I don't know if you saw these ADA guidelines t...I don't know if you saw these ADA guidelines that came out earlier this year, but they have more flexibility re: blood sugar targets.<br /><br />http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2012/04/17/dc12-0413.full.pdf+htmlMarilyn Mannhttp://marilynmann.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-13288296121109929692012-09-14T00:08:13.271-07:002012-09-14T00:08:13.271-07:00Thanks for enhancing my knowledge area. Hypertensi...Thanks for enhancing my knowledge area. Hypertension and diabetes is often present as part of the metabolic syndrome of insulin resistance also including central Obesity and Dyslipidemia. <br /><a href="http://epharmacies.com/" rel="nofollow">Online Pharmacies</a>Joshua Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645849628135422323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-89059993549086554452012-09-13T19:47:49.809-07:002012-09-13T19:47:49.809-07:00This is so relevant.
We forget that people are no...This is so relevant.<br /><br />We forget that people are not the sum of a set of numbers, or that quality of life is not summarized by lab values which measure an infinitesimal of what what is going on with the patient.<br /><br />Since many of these indices are negatively influenced by stress, the stress of paying for the medications, keeping the doctor visits, dealing with the side effects, ... is itself a cause of the problem<br /> Joseph Arpaianoreply@blogger.com