quotable quotes - August 2010
"Closing the loop will happen in stages – but the stages will happen quickly."
- Aaron J. Kowalski, PhD (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), head of the JDRF’s Artificial Pancreas Project, at this year’s American Diabetes Association (ADA) 70th annual Scientific Sessions.
regulation and innovation
"I'm the last person who wants to stifle innovation. I don't just want more drugs – I want better drugs."
- Steven E. Nissen, MD (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH), in favor of FDA’s controversial new regulatory requirements for diabetes therapies at this year’s ADA. The requirements suggest all new diabetes therapies must demonstrate evidence of no undue increased cardiovascular risk prior to reaching the market. Some argue investment in diabetes innovation is a serious worry and has slowed since the new requirements were instated. See diaTribe dialogue from diaTribe #6 for our interview with Dr. Nissen for more from America’s best known heart doctor.
if we all chip in
"I am convinced that the key to stopping the deadly, costly, and life-disrupting complications of diabetes is to ensure that every person with diabetes is part of a patient-centered diabetes care team."
- ADA President Richard M. Bergenstal, MD (International Diabetes Center, Park Nicollet, MN) reinforces the importance of teamwork in diabetes care (and in future ADA policy) during his President, Medicine, and Science address at this year’s ADA.
