Comments on: Good Pills, Bad Pills, False Pills (Continued) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Judy Mac http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-516732 Judy Mac Wed, 12 May 2010 23:29:46 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-516732 My Internalist insisted I take LISINOPRIL 2MG with my Lantus Insulin. Linsinoprilis a ACE inihibitor used to treat high blood pressure. I don't have high blood pressure. She claims it prevents kidney problems later on. What? Anyone know about this? My Internalist insisted I take LISINOPRIL 2MG with my Lantus Insulin. Linsinoprilis a ACE inihibitor used to treat high blood pressure.

I don’t have high blood pressure. She claims it prevents kidney problems later on. What?

Anyone know about this?

]]> By: Walter Adamson http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-88751 Walter Adamson Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:16:11 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-88751 Dr Rubin is acting out of his own self-interest, as are the drug companies, and if we know that then I think that we can assess each for our own benefit. I don't think that the whole system has become corrupt, but we certainly need the regulators, and there's no harm in some skepticism. Walter Adamson Dr Rubin is acting out of his own self-interest, as are the drug companies, and if we know that then I think that we can assess each for our own benefit. I don’t think that the whole system has become corrupt, but we certainly need the regulators, and there’s no harm in some skepticism.

Walter Adamson

]]> By: Fernando http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-77644 Fernando Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:07:08 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-77644 There are more roaches than human beings in the planet. That doesn't make them the better species. I guess I'm just tired of people complaining about "big pharma" and generalizing. If it's "big" its bad. If it's small an obscure it's "good". Damn these awful "big pharma" people who sell me insulin, glucose monitors, test strips and insulin pumps to help keep me alive...the bastards. There are more roaches than human beings in the planet. That doesn’t make them the better species.
I guess I’m just tired of people complaining about “big pharma” and generalizing. If it’s “big” its bad. If it’s small an obscure it’s “good”.
Damn these awful “big pharma” people who sell me insulin, glucose monitors, test strips and insulin pumps to help keep me alive…the bastards.

]]> By: AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-74178 AmyT Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:44:54 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-74178 Fernando, that seems an odd thing to complain about considering that the "For Dummies" book series covers hundreds of topics and has sold more than 12 million books. See www.dummies.com Fernando, that seems an odd thing to complain about considering that the “For Dummies” book series covers hundreds of topics and has sold more than 12 million books. See http://www.dummies.com

]]> By: Fernando http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-74011 Fernando Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:04:48 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-74011 don't trust anybody. just me! oh, and buy my "for dummies" books. nothing says creditability like the word "dummies" in a publication. don’t trust anybody. just me!
oh, and buy my “for dummies” books.
nothing says creditability like the word “dummies” in a publication.

]]> By: tmana http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-71633 tmana Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:07:33 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-71633 Regardless of the biases, there is often useful information to be gathered from medical-industry journals. In addition to conflicts of interest, sample size, statistics used, understanding of unmentioned confounders of the test population or analyses drawn, and exact function of the drug in question can help a patient understand why one's physician may or may not prefer one drug over another. Perhaps of more interest is the degree to which medical insurance and pharmaceutical insurance companies are paid off by Big Pharma to push one drug over another for the same condition, where the two drugs may act differently -- making one useful for the patient and the other, not as effective (or perhaps even counterindicated). Regardless of the biases, there is often useful information to be gathered from medical-industry journals. In addition to conflicts of interest, sample size, statistics used, understanding of unmentioned confounders of the test population or analyses drawn, and exact function of the drug in question can help a patient understand why one’s physician may or may not prefer one drug over another.

Perhaps of more interest is the degree to which medical insurance and pharmaceutical insurance companies are paid off by Big Pharma to push one drug over another for the same condition, where the two drugs may act differently — making one useful for the patient and the other, not as effective (or perhaps even counterindicated).

]]> By: Bill http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-71540 Bill Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:15:02 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-71540 This is the wrong place to discuss price of somebody else's product, but it would be nice if they set up an "ordinary mortal" category of subscriber. I'd certainly pay $25-$30/ year for a subscription. This is the wrong place to discuss price of somebody else’s product, but it would be nice if they set up an “ordinary mortal” category of subscriber. I’d certainly pay $25-$30/ year for a subscription.

]]> By: Charles http://www.diabetesmine.com/2008/09/good-pills-bad-pills-false-pills-continued.html/comment-page-1#comment-71454 Charles Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:20:16 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=4987#comment-71454 I like the list of 10 items that Dr. Rubin writes about. #10, however, requires you to spend at least $98 for a subscritption to a newsletter about medications that might help or kill you. Perhaps it would be nice if that information was published for free? I like the list of 10 items that Dr. Rubin writes about.
#10, however, requires you to spend at least $98 for a subscritption to a newsletter about medications that might help or kill you. Perhaps it would be nice if that information was published for free?

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