quotable quotes - October 2009
debunking the headlines
"In conclusion, the statements that ‘insulin glargine (Lantus) causes cancer’ were unsubstantiated, unwarranted, and unproven.”
- Jay S. Skyler, MD, MACP (Diabetes Research Institute, Miami), concluding his presentation on the potential link between insulin glargine (Sanofi-Aventis’ Lantus) and cancer risk at this year’s European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting.
a founding father on diabetes
"Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying, ‘The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.’ Obviously, he was talking about type 1 diabetes."
- Denis Daneman, MB, BCh, FRCP (Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto), musing on the frustrations of diabetes care at the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society / European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology (LWPES/ESPE) 8th joint meeting.
lunch break
"Hypoglycemia has also been related with bouts of cognitive impairment. I see this most with children in school – too often they are ‘out to lunch’ well before lunchtime."
- Dr. Daneman, proving doubly quotable in his discussion on the dangers of hypoglycemia at this year’s LWPES/ESPE joint meeting.
not to be ignored
"'The United States cannot effectively address escalating healthcare costs without addressing the problem of chronic diseases.'"
- Anne Wolf, MS, RD (University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA), quoting the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s official statement on the role of chronic disease in healthcare reform at this year’s annual scientific meeting of The Obesity Society.
