Is avandia a diabetes drug?
What is being denied to the adolescent diabetic patients is a home monitoring device that measures the glucose levels of the kids at various times during the day, preventing attacks. Remember, these are kids we are talking about.
Type 1 diabetes can be moderated substantially by a more proper diet that eliminates carbohydrates, and boosts animal fats, making the insulin more effective, and response more predictable, allowing monitoring to be reduced.
Monitoring is mostly a huge cash cow for manufacturers, with little benefit to the patient that is on a proper diet.