Should postprandial glucose be routinely measured and treated to a particular target? Connecting the two sides of the debate

I would very much appreciate the opportunity to clarify the purpose of my article regarding the role of postprandial glucose (1) and the fact that it was not written as a stand-alone commentary.

Much to the contrary, the piece was submitted after invitation to continue the debate that Dr. Jaime Davidson and I started at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Session in June 2002. The manuscript was intended as a counterpoint to a second piece written by Dr. Davidson (2).

On its own, the counterpoint article lacks fair balance and does not represent the full discourse required for the reader to make reasonable judgments. It was not intended as a review, but as a point of view developed as part of a scholarly exercise. It is unfortunate, even though inadvertently, that the pro and con points were published in consecutive issues of Diabetes Care (May and June), rather than simultaneously, as they will most likely be more often read out of context. It is my hope that this letter will serve as glue to draw the two halves of the debate back together, at least when they are accessed as part of an electronic literature search.