[IP] What's the big diff?
Excuse me if I sound jaded, but after watching political ads day and night who
could be blamed?
But, I just received info packs from the three pump companies. OK, I really
get
the difference in the Omnipod, but looking at MIniMed and Animas, I don't see
much. They use the same meter, and even the same sets work? Is there something
else that supports one of them stating they get 7 out of 10 sales? It is the
rep, service?
If my insurance company dictated one over the other would I have any leg to
stand on?
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From: Ricardo <email @ redacted>
To: email @ redacted
Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 12:48:16 AM
Subject: RE: [IP] Re: unavoidable statins
Sally Wrote:
Chief among them is the importance of replication, which almost always
occurs
as a matter of course within science...even when it's not formally pursued.
Ricardo Responds:
Hi Sally,
i think you missed the essence of the article. If replication were occurring
and peer review maintained integrity, I doubt that we would see the problems
we
are seeing in the medical research. As the author noted, drugs that were
eventually pulled from the market all were replicated and underwent peer
review,
yet they got to the market. To enough people in the medical chain, there was
truth to the medical value of Vioxx and Avandia, they just didn't reveal the
whole truth, nor did their peers.
Also, there was an article that reviewed the error rate of Wikipedia and an
accepted source of knowledge (Brittanica) written by well credentialed people
and subject to peer review. If I remember the numbers correctly, the
wikipedia
error rate was about 3% and Brittanica's was about 2%. I am well aware that if
I
research something at Wikipedia I have to "Trust, but Verify", which is why I
try to restrict it to things I can independently verify. I am also aware that
if
I took the Brittanica route, due to its imperfections as well, I still have
to
"Trust, but Verify", plus pay them a couple of grand for the privilege. The
point being whether Wikipedia, Brittanica, or things you or I say, a person
still is left with Trust, but Verify. I would think the conservative approach
would be to say you need to see more of Dr. Ioannidis' data in detail, before
denouncing it as erroneous, after reading a 2 page summary. Trust, Verify,
Conclude.
Many people discount wikipedia, because they found an error there one time
and
promised never to use it again. I would think that you would also use your
standard of replication on any data source, including Wikipedia, before you
make
a blanket statement that it is always unreliable. If the data can be
independently verified, there is nothing wrong with it. The same standard can
be
applied to any data source. As a matter of fact, IP is just a variant of
wikipedia, only it focuses on diabetic interests. If a person really doubts
internet/ wiki information, I doubt they would also read IP, where anyone can
post viewpoints on things diabetes. Why not just go to the trained official
source, their doctor.
I'll answer my own question to you. I read IP because I have learned more
about
pumping here than from any doctor or medical professional, no matter how many
initials he or she had after their name. People that present themselves as
know
it alls or know what is best for me, put me off. At times I do feel like it is
a
challenge on IP to talk about something different than the same questions
that
get recycled every few months. This is the one of the reasons I have heard
from
people who leave the list. The other reason is due to people who are curt
with
their responses or who want to decide who is qualified and who is not, to
speak
on a topic. Sometimes "so called" experts get in the way of discussion.
Everyone
should feel like they can contribute intellectually or anecdotally, no matter
how small the contribution or how few their credentials. That is the
definition
of community.
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