February 8, 2008.
Let's Stop the Numbers Chasing Game


Editorial Note: American healthcare has gone nuts with the numbers chasing game. As I posted
previously on the numbers game related to aggressively getting LDL cholesterol levels down to very low levels, aggressive lowering of LDL cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of cancer. And chasing the bone mineral density
numbers is an equally useless game. Now we have evidence that getting blood sugars down to very low
levels can cause more harm than good, it is time to stop chasing numbers and only use prescription
medications when there is proven benefits that outweighs the risk of harm (i.e. treat/prevent the disease, not the numbers).

Doug Bremner, MD, is a physician
and researcher in Atlanta GA
and author of Before You Take That Pill:
Why the Drug Industry May be
Bad for Your Health

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