thiazolidinediones (TZDs)

Statement by an American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology consensus panel on type 2 diabetes mellitus: an algorithm for glycemic control.

Rodbard, Helena W; Jellinger, Paul S; Davidson, Jaime A; Einhorn, Daniel; Garber, Alan J; Grunberger, George; Handelsman, Yehuda; Horton, Edward S; Lebovitz, Harold; Levy, Philip; Moghissi, Etie S; Schwartz, Stanley S
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; 15(6):540-59. PMID: 19858063
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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Part I: Why I’m not a Fan of the ADA/EASD’s 2012 Position Statement

The highly awaited ADA/EASD statement on management of type 2 diabetes was published online April 19th, 2012.1 I feel like a curmudgeon,but as a general statement, I’m not a fan. In fact, I’m worried that at best it will have little impact, and at worst could be harmful.

Beta Cell Failure: A Slippery Slope

 In the past decade or so, our attempts to define the "earliest” events in Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have moved increasingly earlier. We’re considering even the years before what we now consider to be the “pre-diabetes” stage—that is, years considerably before there are any clinical signs or symptoms of disease.

Statement by an American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology consensus panel on type 2 diabetes mellitus: an algorithm for glycemic control.

Rodbard, Helena W; Jellinger, Paul S; Davidson, Jaime A; Einhorn, Daniel; Garber, Alan J; Grunberger, George; Handelsman, Yehuda; Horton, Edward S; Lebovitz, Harold; Levy, Philip; Moghissi, Etie S; Schwartz, Stanley S
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; 15(6):540-59. PMID: 19858063
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