Friday, August 26, 2011

Emedinews: Dr Good Dr Bad: A patient with diabetes was found to have high pesticide levels in the blood

Situation: A patient with diabetes was found to have high pesticide levels in the blood
Dr Bad: They are not related
Dr Good: They are related
Lesson: Individuals with moderately high blood levels of organ chlorine pesticides have a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
Source: Aug. 4 in Diabetes Care

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