tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post7137565240697144304..comments2024-03-27T00:53:59.599-04:00Comments on The Corner Booth: Death by DiabetesMike Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551066714605052991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-55168421632620646812010-06-23T18:50:43.736-04:002010-06-23T18:50:43.736-04:00What is the economic burden of diabetes? Proper mg...What is the economic burden of diabetes? Proper mgmt and control could save 49,000 lives and $196 million annually. http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=2699Jeremy Engdahl-Johnsonhttp://www.healthcaretownhall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-23011093039134386492010-06-23T09:20:56.041-04:002010-06-23T09:20:56.041-04:00First, excellent post! But I have mixed feelings ...First, excellent post! But I have mixed feelings about listing of diabetes as a cause or contributing factor to the cause of death. First, the motivation for doing so is purely to grow the bottom line, there is no other benefit or reason for doing so, and if you catch my Tweet today from Pharmalot this morning about Novo pulling Mixtard 30 from the UK market, we also see that there is every Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-74556170490840138792010-06-23T08:55:43.058-04:002010-06-23T08:55:43.058-04:00This is a very powerful post. It makes me sad to b...This is a very powerful post. It makes me sad to believe that more people have to die before we get better health care NOW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com