It’s Sunday morning, and as predicted, my feet hurt already. Been so busy running around the halls of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center here in New Orleans, meeting D-folk and soaking up as much info as possible, that I haven’t had much time to post yet. Been twittering intermittently, though. Catch up my updates there.
For the big news, see the myriad MSM headlines about the RECORD study results, a controversial trial showing that…
Diabetes and heart risk. My goodness do we hear a lot about that. And for good reason: people with diabetes are 2-4 times more likely to develop atherosclerosis (hardening of the blood vessels) and five times more likely to have a stroke than people without diabetes, according to the ADA. Yipes! And then there’s the uproar of late about diabetes drugs that possibly increase the risk of heart attack (although the evidence on Avandia apparently…
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Rich has a very impressive new title at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston; he’s Director of Medical Affairs, Healthcare Services, and Strategic Initiatives, which would be totally intimidating if he weren’t such an easygoing and approachable person. We became friends writing a book together last year, and I am delighted to be able to tap his deep knowledge on diabetes drugs and treatments.
A Guest Post by Richard Jackson, MD
We keep hearing about the…