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Insulin Resistance--The New Wrinkle |
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Melody |
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Jan 8, 07 - 12:18 PM |
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T1’s—you’re about to get TREATED!
Expect a new trend in treatment of Type 1 diabetes to emerge in the coming months.
Following the guidance of the pharmaceutical industry’s promotional/marketing “experts,”
Type 1 diabetics will more and more often hear the term “insulin resistance”
as they seek help for maintaining control using only the peak-y insulins that remain in the U.S.
marketplace.
*Is your A1c above the low-end of the recommended “normal” range?
—You’ve got insulin resistance.
*Does your bG deviate from the narrow, recommended range with frequency and/or regularity?
—You’ve got insulin resistance.
*Does your bG deviate from “normal” by more than single digits, plus or minus?
—You’ve got insulin resistance.
Never questioning the fact that rDNA insulins have now been on the market long enough for trends
to emerge—trends that demonstrate genetically-engineered insulins are neither as effective nor as safe
as originally advertised—physicians are already jumping on the pharmaceutical bandwagon. The ease
with which these highly-educated health care providers can be converted to industry pitchmen
is mind-boggling. Twelve-plus years of higher education finds an unquestioning elite willing to enrich
pharmaceutical companies as they enlist “captive patients” to become compliant consumers. Where is
the demand for those Phase IV (post-marketing) studies that FDA required of Lilly when they approved
rDNA insulins? Why aren’t doctors demanding answers instead of more add-on, me-too treatments?
Type 1’s—expect the following treatment protocols. If you have not encountered these
recommendations already, please be forewarned: they ARE coming your way.
To counter insulin resistance, T1’s will be prescribed:
*Anti-glycemics: various forms and amounts of anti-glycemic medications, e.g, Metformin, Glucophage,
Actos, will become the norm, complementing the less-than-satisfactory results being achieved
by current insulins.
*Anti-hypertensive. Whether or not your blood pressure “numbers” warrant, this recommendation
will apply to diabetics who experience hypertension as well as those who can be categorized as
pre-hypertensive. (Isn’t everyone pre-hypertensive?)
*Anti-depressant. Hey, who wouldn’t be depressed when burdened with a lifelong disease requiring
intense management. Any caring doctor will certainly want his patients to be less depressed.
*Anti-cholesterol. Well, we ALL know that if the diabetic doesn’t have high cholesterol now . . . he/she
must take pre-emptive measures to assure that such a condition doesn’t arise. And if the numbers
are already high—just add a daily dose of statins to your treatment regime.
Fortunately, you will not be asked or required to take any vitamin or mineral supplement, since the ADA,
with its accumulated wealth of wisdom, has unequivocally stated that diabetics do not need to
supplement their diet.
So, Type 1’s—pull out your credit card, your insurance card or your hard-earned cash, and prepare
to be TREATED! Your doctor will thank you, Big Pharma will thank you, and all those hard-working,
pill-pushing pharma reps will thank you. And before you put your wallet away, bend over (and take a bow)
—a smile is optional.
Brent Hoadley, Ph.D.
www.tooprofitabletocure.com
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