December 22, 2020 : Issue #1091

DISASTERS AVERTED — Near Miss Case Studies

Patient’s Renewed Commitment to Low BG’s Leads to “Keytones” Clarity

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Can Web-Based Interventions Change Dietary Behavior In T2D?

Cognitive Decline a Result of Diabetes and Hypertension

Can Patients with Stable Coronary Disease and Diabetes Benefit from Ticagrelor?

MOST POPULAR ARTICLES OF THE MONTH

#1 Daily Pill Optimizes Insulin Use and Reduces A1c For Type 1 Diabetes

#2 The Link Between Diabetes and COVID-19 Deaths

#3 The Promising Future of Oral Insulin 

Happy Holidays to everyone from us at Diabetes in Control.

If you look on the internet or open up your phone, you will find tons of apps for weight loss and dieting. There have been plenty of these over the years, but they never seemed to work that well. Part of the problem was that they were not disease specific. The programs would be based on calories or points, and for weight loss that could work for many patients, but was difficult for diabetes patients to use. Now there are multiple programs out there for diabetes patients, and additionally these programs offer psychological techniques to increase their success. But with all this added technology, do these programs make a difference?

This week our intern from LECOM College of Pharmacy, Tarshay Boyd, has the results of multiple studies on the success or failure of these programs. Take a guess on the answer and then read this Laterpay article to find out if you were right.

Please mask-up, stay socially distant and be safe this holiday season.

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We can make a difference!

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

I recently received a text message from a type 1 patient who has been wearing a pump for over ten years. 

“I need your guidance. My blood sugars have been in the high 200s and 300s since Thursday. I woke up with a 398 blood sugar. I’ve been eating out a lot and drinking too much. I need to follow a rigorous low carb diet and less alcohol.” I called the patient and let her know I was sorry to hear she was feeling overwhelmed….

What is the efficiency of web-based interventions for dietary changes and glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes?

The CARDIA study explored the link to the decline in cognitive abilities in diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in middle-aged populations.

Cardiovascular events and diabetes go hand in hand, but what if there’s already a drug out there to lower the risk of those events?  

Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:

Tarshay Boyd, PharmD. Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy

Olivia Shenouda, PharmD. Candidate, Florida A&M University School of Pharmacy

Jonnessia Winslow, PharmD Candidate, South College School of Pharmacy

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