Friday, December 31, 2004
FDA Approves Pfizer Drug for Diabetes?
Wow - I read the headline and thought, "That's interesting, since I hadn't heard of a new diabetes drug coming." Turns out, the story was for Pfizer's pain medication Lyrica, which is used for diabetic neuropathy, not diabetes.
What a terrible, misleading headline - doesn't anyone edit this stuff?
Wow - I read the headline and thought, "That's interesting, since I hadn't heard of a new diabetes drug coming." Turns out, the story was for Pfizer's pain medication Lyrica, which is used for diabetic neuropathy, not diabetes.
What a terrible, misleading headline - doesn't anyone edit this stuff?
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Since my youngest son was diagnosed with type I almost seven years ago I have had the unfortunate experience of seeing firsthand some of the misinformation that happens when dealing with this disease, be it type I or II.
Have you ever read the nutrition lables of some 'sugar free' foods? Most of them have just as much and sometimes more carbohydrates than the regular versions.
The entire diabusiness sickens me.
I'd like to hear your take on another common practice that worries me. Being an elder rights ombusman I have seen many elderly people who are placed on insulin and never given any information as to insulin peaks or how to count carbs and eating at specific times. This terrifies me and it makes me wonder what some physicians could possibly be thinking to start someone on insulin without specific instruction.
Have you ever read the nutrition lables of some 'sugar free' foods? Most of them have just as much and sometimes more carbohydrates than the regular versions.
The entire diabusiness sickens me.
I'd like to hear your take on another common practice that worries me. Being an elder rights ombusman I have seen many elderly people who are placed on insulin and never given any information as to insulin peaks or how to count carbs and eating at specific times. This terrifies me and it makes me wonder what some physicians could possibly be thinking to start someone on insulin without specific instruction.
Actually, more times than not the editor writes the headline based on whatever supervicial information they gleamed from skimming the article. From there, they try harder to keep it short and punchy than they do to keep it accurate.
I could go on a long rant about how often editors wrote completely wrong headlines for my articles back when I was working for newspapers.
I could go on a long rant about how often editors wrote completely wrong headlines for my articles back when I was working for newspapers.
Hi Diabetes is a condition which requires utmost care and management. Take Diabetes seriously as it is a part of the danger 3-- Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardiac illness..
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