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Bradley Flansbaum, DO, MPH

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In response to the commentary by Trief and Ellison¹ in the Controversies section in the Archives, on the one hand, they are critical of the $2.3 million spent on the New York City diabetes registry, citing suboptimal evidence for its justification (ethical issues aside). On the other hand, they advocate alternative strategies for investment such as expanding recreational opportunities, regulation of food marketing, and promoting healthier school and workforce policies. As they are probably aware, these approaches are as contentious and incomplete from an evidentiary perspective as the use of registries. Perhaps they can be more specific as to interventions that will both pass the ethical "sniff test" and assure the efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

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Correspondence: Dr Flansbaum, Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 E 77th St, 6 Black Hall, New York, NY 10075 (bflansbaum@hotmail.com).

1. Trief PM, Ellison RA. Mandated diabetes registries will not benefit persons with diabetes. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):799-802. FREE FULL TEXT

Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(22):2498.

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