quotable quotes - October 2012
“Why should we wait for one treatment to fail before moving on to another?”
-Dr. Tina Vilsbøll (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark), advocating for earlier use of combination therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes at the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin.
“Providers shouldn’t just alter therapy in response to severe hypoglycemia, but should first think more broadly about why the patient is presenting with severe hypoglycemia at that time.”
-Dr. Sophia Zoungas (Monash University, Victoria, Australia), arguing for deeper understanding of hypoglycemia at the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin.
“The very patients who need our care the most are those who are most likely to avoid medical care.”
-Dr. William Dietz (Former Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta) at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Dietz highlighted that obese people are more likely to cancel appointments, are more likely to avoid healthcare, and are more likely to experience discrimination from providers.
