April 11, 2020 : Issue #1037

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

443 Drugs That Can Affect Blood Glucose Levels

Maternal Diabetes and Risk for Asthma in the Offspring

Manage Your Stress with Some At-Home Flexibility Exercises

By Sheri Colberg, PhD 

I just read an article indicating over 80 currently approved medications that are being tried or tested to help with the Coronavirus.

We know that diabetes patients are at additional risk of death from Covid-19 and anything that can interfere with glucose control can be deadly.

That is why we had our intern, Karlena Pope, update our list of over 400 drugs that can wreak havoc with your patients’ glucose levels.

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We can make a difference!

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

What drugs affect glucose levels? Knowing the drugs that can affect blood glucose levels is essential in properly caring for your diabetes patients. Some medicines raise blood sugar in patients while others might lower their levels. However, not all drugs affect patients the same way.

The list includes:

Drugs that may cause hyperglycemia
Drugs that may cause hypoglycemia
Drugs that may cause hyper or hypoglycemia
Drugs that mask hypoglycemia

Improved understanding of the causes of asthma will allow for better prevention, monitoring, and treatment. 

By Sheri Colberg, PhD 

Feeling stressed out by the pandemic or by being trapped at home with no end in sight? If you’re a regular exerciser like me, the closure of gyms and fitness centers in most parts of the country may be limiting your options to de-stress by being active. Take a few minutes each day and work on your flexibility with these simple exercises you can do at home.

For the U.S. population, getting the COVID-19 virus and having diabetes increases the risk of death dramatically. The Louisiana Department of Health released a report showing that of those that have died from COVID-19, 40% of the total had diabetes.  In the U.S., those with diabetes and the COVID-19 virus have a 9.2% risk for death and those with cardiovascular disease 10.5%.  If you can reduce the A1c below the A1c diagnosis of 6.5% and even below the diagnosis for prediabetes at 5.7-6.4%, you can reduce the risk to a level closer to those with no reported underlying medical conditions, which is 0.9%.     CDC.Gov        Louisiana Dept of Health  

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

Antonio Bess, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Pharmacy 

Mia Flowers, PharmD. Candidate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University  School of Pharmacy 

Karlena Pope, PharmD Candidate, South College School of Pharmacy  

Mit Suthar, PharmD. Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy 

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