We have just over 2,000 signatures on our petition to the FDA on behalf of people with diabetes and the signatures are moving - ! But there's a long way to go, can you help? At this turning point in history, we're looking to reach 20,000 signatures to ensure that the FDA is aware of the challenges we face. Please go to www.HealTheFDA.com and help the FDA by letting them know how much you care about innovation and improvement in care. Safety is the top priority now at the FDA, and that's great and should not be changed – but zero safety risk means zero innovation. That’s unacceptable. If you have diabetes, know anyone with diabetes, or are a taxpayer, you can benefit by making your voice heard. Our summary is below.
Ask FDA to Better Serve Diabetes Patients Needs - exec summary
We fear that innovation is slowing in diabetes despite the urgent need for new treatments – today, close to half of the 24 million Americans with diabetes do not meet recommended blood sugar goals.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s job is to protect the safety of patients and approve innovative medicines.
We are asking the new FDA leadership for two things:
1. To create a council of diabetes patients and healthcare professionals who can help the FDA assess new information and assimilate diverse views, including those of patients.
2. To make the rules reasonable for the sake of the patients, which can be done without sacrificing safety.
Please note: This petition is sponsored by a group of concerned patients, doctors and diabetes educators, not the drug industry.
Thank you for your support. Much appreciation from all of the online co-sponsors including Manny at TuDiabetes, Amy at DiabetesMine, Marsten at SugarStats, Nadia at Diabetes Health, Kerri at SixUntilMe, Allison at Lemonade Life, Gina at Diabetes Talkfest Blog, Fran at Diabetes Day by Day, Kitty at Diabetes Living Today, David at Diabetes Daily, Bernard at the Diabetes Technology Blog, David at Mendosa, Howard at dLife, and Scott at Scott's Web Log, AND all the many patient advocates and doctors and educators, including Dr. Timothy S. Bailey, Director, AMCR Institute Inc., Jennifer Block, CDE, of Stanford University, Dr. Nancy Bohannon of St. Luke’s Hospital, San Francisco, Dr. Bruce Buckingham of Stanford University, Stead Burwell, head of the Alliance Health Networks, Priscilla Call Essert, Author, My Life As A Pancreas, Dr. Karen Earle, CPMC, San Francisco, Dr. Steve Edelman, UCSF and TCOYD, Bob Hawkinson, Author, Joy of Diabetes, James S. Hirsch, Author, Cheating Destiny, Dr. Irl B. Hirsch, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Dr. Lois Jovanovic, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Dr. Francine R. Kaufman, MD, USC and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles; Dr. Neal Kaufman, MD, MPH, Founder, Diabetes Prevention Source, Tom Karlya, Author, Diabetes Dad, Rebecca Killion, Diabetes Advocate, Jenny Ruhl, Author, Blood Sugar 101, Gary Scheiner MS, CDE, Integrated Diabetes Services, Jane Jeffrie Seley, CDE, BC-ADM, Lisa Shenson, Diabetes Parent & Advocate, Virginia Valentine, CNS, BC-ADM, CDE, CEO, Diabetes Network, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Gloria Yee, RN, CDE, University of California San Francisco Diabetes Teaching Center.
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