Type 2 Diabetes Overtreatment, Is It Really Safe??
Filed in archive Research , Treatment on June 22, 2009
© Alan Cordova
According to study reported in the June issue of Diabetes, overtreatment of people with type 2 diabetes improves their glycemic control without worsening their mental or physical status.
According to Laura N. McEwen, PhD, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues:
"Ideally, diabetes treatment regimens should be individually designed to prevent complications and comorbidities while respecting patient preferences and optimizing quality of life.
The current analyses were designed to assess the impact of changes in antihyperglycemic therapies on health outcomes in managed care patients with type 2 diabetes.
Specifically, we assessed the predictors of intensification of antihyperglycemic therapy, its impact on [hemoglobin] A1C, body weight, symptoms of anxiety/depression, and health status, and patient characteristics associated with improvement in A1C."
In the said study, intensification of therapy was defined as starting or increasing the number of classes of oral antihyperglycemic medications or starting insulin.
Well...I'm just a little apprehensive that intensification of treatment doesn't have side effects o your pancreas, liver of even your kidney.
What do you think?
© Alan Cordova
The current analyses were designed to assess the impact of changes in antihyperglycemic therapies on health outcomes in managed care patients with type 2 diabetes.
Specifically, we assessed the predictors of intensification of antihyperglycemic therapy, its impact on [hemoglobin] A1C, body weight, symptoms of anxiety/depression, and health status, and patient characteristics associated with improvement in A1C."
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Response from:
Andrew S. Rhinehart, MD
(06/30/09 4:46pm)
The intensification of diabetes treatment is not only safe but essential to good control and therefore prevention of long term complications. We treat diabetes to the currently recommended treatment goals in order to prevent comications and in the long run improve quality of life and save healthcare dollars. It is better for the patient and the system to prevent complications intead of treating complications. Newer diabetes treatments are safe and are actually treating the underlying cause of type 2 diabetes -- insulin resistance -- and may also be helping to preserve beta cell function.
Response from:
Dan Wilson
(07/09/09 1:08am)
The most common types of diabetes are Type 1 and Type 2. Which type are you? Basically, Type 1 diabetes are hereditary, genetically transmitted from parents to offspring. Normal treatment would be a daily doze of insulin. Type 2 on the other hand, is more on lifestyle (sedentary - without regular exercise), eating habit or being overweight, etc. Normal treatment would be regular exercise, well balance diet with some minor medication as prescribe by a doctor.
I found this site diabetes-research.net that deals with diabetes. Their intensive diabetes research helps individual to know more about diabetes and show some tips/ways on how to prevent and minimize the effects of diabetes and most of all they provide diabetes menu plans to help manage diabetes for those who suffer the illness.
Hope that helps in some way.
I found this site diabetes-research.net that deals with diabetes. Their intensive diabetes research helps individual to know more about diabetes and show some tips/ways on how to prevent and minimize the effects of diabetes and most of all they provide diabetes menu plans to help manage diabetes for those who suffer the illness.
Hope that helps in some way.
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