Comments on: Second Half of the DCCT: More Great News for Type 1s

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:58:02 +0000

Great news…but insurance companies rarely cover the supplies for Type 1′s to test 8 times per day to achieve these results on a regular basis, without a fight. In light of that, the results of this study don’t mean much to us.

By: AmyT

AmyT — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:54:17 +0000

Wow, you people are down on the DCCT… All I’m saying is that any and all empirical evidence showing that BG control leads to a long and healthy life is very good news.

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:25:02 +0000

Amy, are you saying you think the millions of dollars spent on the DCCT were worthwhile?? You should be condemning the waste of taxpayer dollars that could have gone towards funding research of a cure. “Landmark study”–{eye rolls}.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:54:11 +0000

Question: Did we really need to spend another 17 years and billions of dollars more to prove that if we were able to maintain non-diabetic blood glucose levels consistently, we would would see closer to non-diabetic levels of heart disease and stroke? I don’t think so.

Perhaps the most positive outcome from this study may be the realization of the huge clinical limitiations of current treatments, and perhaps more funding into finding ways to make treatments easier and more effective.

Now that would be revolutionary!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:46:20 +0000

I’m sure many of us have already heard this, but it’s good to be reminded that we can control this disease and prevent complications from occuring down the line. We can all live long, healthy (AND happy)lives .

By: Kirk

Kirk — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:50:25 +0000

Reinforces what we all know intuitively. And yes it can be hard..

By: PrintCrafter

PrintCrafter — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:54:58 +0000

Wow!