Guidelines Versus Guidelines
Authors: Boris Draznin, David M. Nathan, Mary T. Korytkowski, Marie E. McDonnell, Sherita Hill Golden, Mark H. Schutta, William T. Cefalu
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters18 December 2018Guidelines Versus GuidelinesBoris Draznin, MD, PhD, David M. Nathan, MD, Mary T. Korytkowski, MD, Marie E. McDonnell, MD, Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS, Mark H. Schutta, MD, and William T. Cefalu, MDBoris Draznin, MD, PhDUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (B.D.)Search for more papers by this author, David M. Nathan, MDMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (D.M.N.)Search for more papers by this author, Mary T. Korytkowski, MDUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (M.T.K.)Search for more papers by this author, Marie E. McDonnell, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (M.E.M.)Search for more papers by this author, Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHSJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (S.H.G.)Search for more papers by this author, Mark H. Schutta, MDUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (M.H.S.)Search for more papers by this author, and William T. Cefalu, MDAmerican Diabetes Association, Arlington, Virginia (W.T.C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0560 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. O'Sullivan and colleagues unfortunately wrongly presume that we would jeopardize our professional ethics and personal integrity and be on the dole of the pharmaceutical industry. This is disheartening to us as researchers and health care providers dedicated to the well-being of our patients and disrespectful to the hundreds of thousands of persons who support the ADA and volunteer their time and resources for the benefit of the more than 30 million persons in the United States living with diabetes. Of note, the ADA accepts only unrestricted grants from industry partners, meaning that the funds provided do not ...References1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2018. Diabetes Care. 2018;41 Suppl 1 S1-159. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Insulin Access and Affordability: The Rising Cost of Treatment. Hearing Before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, 115th Cong. (2018) (statement of William T. Cefalu, Chief Scientific, Medical, and Mission Officer, American Diabetes Association). Google Scholar3. Cefalu WT, Dawes DE, Gavlak G, Goldman D, Herman WH, Van Nuys K, et al; Insulin Access and Affordability Working Group. Insulin Access and Affordability Working Group: conclusions and recommendations. Diabetes Care. 2018;41:1299-311. [PMID: 29739814] doi:10.2337/dci18-0019 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado (B.D.)Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (D.M.N.)University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (M.T.K.)Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (M.E.M.)Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (S.H.G.)University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (M.H.S.)American Diabetes Association, Arlington, Virginia (W.T.C.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-0939. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoGuidelines Versus Guidelines: What's Best for the Patient? Boris Draznin , David M. Nathan , Mary T. Korytkowski , Marie E. McDonnell , Sherita Hill Golden , Mark H. Schutta , and William T. Cefalu Guidelines Versus Guidelines Cait O'Sullivan , Aaron M. Tejani , and Thomas Finucane Metrics Cited byRanting in 2019: Are Things Improving? 18 December 2018Volume 169, Issue 12Page: 896-897KeywordsBloodComplex systemsDisclosureDrugsGlucoseHealth care providersHemoglobinHyperglycemiaInsulinPatient advocacy ePublished: 18 December 2018 Issue Published: 18 December 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...