| Non-evidence-based concepts are still established in the treatment of IDDM. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9677004 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Medicine is and always has been full of unproven concepts. However, when they are frequently used in clinical practice, they seem established and are therefore seldom questioned. In his book 'Follies and fallacies in medicine' (Glasgow, The Tarragon Press, 1989) Peter Skrabanek clearly proposed a way to improve the quality of medicine by being chronically skeptical towards all 'established' concepts. By citing Bertold Brecht he proposed 'scepticemia' as a major tool to speed up the progress in medicine: 'The chief cause of poverty in science is imaginary wealth. The chief aim of science is not to open a door to infinite wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error.' In this article we will try to analyze the evidence of the three so-called cornerstones of diabetes therapy diet, exercise and insulin--with regard to their efficacy in reaching the goals of treatment in type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes. |
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Authors:
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T Heise; M Berger; P T Sawicki |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hormone research Volume: 50 Suppl 1 ISSN: 0301-0163 ISO Abbreviation: Horm. Res. Publication Date: 1998 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-09-17 Completed Date: 1998-09-17 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0366126 Medline TA: Horm Res Country: SWITZERLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 74-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition, WHO Collaborating Centre for Diabetes, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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therapy* Diet Exercise Humans Insulin / therapeutic use Patient Education as Topic |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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11061-68-0/Insulin |
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