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Originally Posted by karen  Brian,
Was there one thing during the teleconference that we would find interesting or that really stood out that you could share with us after listening in on the teleconference?
Karen |
Some stuff he went over was on his audio cd's, and it was good to listen to them again. Topics like: 1)human non D generated insulin vs the insulin type 1s take, chinese reteraunt effect. While he is plugging his new book he didn't over plug it, and was kind of like listening to an AM talk show host. I wish he had his own radio show. As his CD's are kind of out dated now, he went over newer therapies:
1) Pfizers<sp> Exubra inhaler - he didn't mention anything new that hasn't been mentioned here. 1mg and 3mg "puffs". He gave a very unbiased view of it. He noted it's limitations but did it very professional. After listening to his review I felt it was "neautral".
2) Symilyin - Referred to it as a miracle drug. I was shocked by that. At this poing a pharmacist jumped in on the call and started talking about byetta and totally lost me as he tried to compare symilin and byetta. In the end it was ultra appearant the pharmacist just wanted to talk about byetta and symilin was the worst segway to it. Bernstien said when byetta is used in type 2's usually it will max out thier beta cells and end up destroying them. So people on byetta should take breaks off it. He didn't say it for certain, but I interpreted a 2 month on 1 month off cycle.
3) He prefers Lantus to levimir because of something about potency and dilution. I don't remember the specifics so I won't speculate. He was asked if their is any benefit to giving lantus 3 or more times a day. His response was 2 is max.
His phone call was cut short. He rather inferred it was the telco provider trying to jip him which it seems they did. Either way the phone conference was ended ubruptly and without a close inwhich I was kind of mad about. They said at the beggining of the call they would open it up for questions at the end. I was looking forward to that and it didn't take place.
Over all it was a great call. I love listening to Bernstien. I wish I could get Him, Dr. Faustman, and a couple of people here for a week somewhere to just talk about the next steps in better therapies (cellular therapy), control via an exercise extreme instead of a carb extreme, and cures.
Probably a little more then you asked for Karen
