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My good friend and owner of St. Pete Bike and Fitness, Mark Yeager, told me that April was the best month business-wise in his long history. He sells bikes costing as much as $13,000 (don’t ask me what mine cost), but most of the bikes he sold in his record month were priced around $400.
Riding a bike was one activity that you could do during our Stay at Home period, and so many, many people started riding.
Figuring that any exercise was better than none, we encouraged patients to ride slow and long; however, many of my riding friends with diabetes felt their glucose levels were better when they did some bursts of high intensity, high speed riding.
This week our intern, George McConnell, PharmD. Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy, has a great feature on how this idea of High Intensity Interval Training can make a real difference in glucose control.
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
TOP STORIES -- Diabetes News and Research
Patients with prediabetes show differences in human host markers and gut microbiome compared to healthy patients.
An old axiom says that good things may come in small packages – can the same be said for exercise? HIIT exercises take minimal time but appear to provide benefits in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Adults who have diabetes are two times more likely to die from heart disease and stroke, and younger people with diabetes are at risk of earlier heart disease.
Did You Know: What Fruit Can Lower A1c and Triglycerides?
Blueberries are dietary sources of polyphenols, specifically anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have been identified as having a strong association with type 2 diabetes risk reduction; however, to date, few human clinical trials have evaluated the potential beneficial health effects of blueberries in populations with type 2 diabetes. In a recently published study, researchers investigated the effects of blueberry consumption for 8 wk on cardiometabolic parameters in men with type 2 diabetes. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design human intervention study was the first to assess the health effects of consuming 22 g freeze-dried blueberries (∼1 cup fresh blueberries) daily for 8 wk in men with type 2 diabetes. Results showed that HbA1c and fructosamine, biomarkers of glycemic control, and triglyceride concentrations were significantly lower for those consuming freeze-dried blueberries than for those consuming the placebo. Further subgroup analyses demonstrated that in lipid-lowering medication users only, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations were significantly lower for those consuming freeze-dried blueberries The liver enzymes AST and ALT were significantly lower for those consuming freeze-dried blueberries for 8 wk than for those consuming the placebo. The results showed a 0.4 reduction in A1c and a reduction of 20mg/dL. for triglycerides. Current Developments in Nutrition (CDN)
Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:
Deonna Andrews, PharmD Candidate 2020 of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mia Flowers, PharmD. Candidate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University School of Pharmacy
Hira Gohar, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy, PharmD Candidate
George McConnell, PharmD. Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy
Maya Rudolph, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, PharmD Candidate
Taylor-Eugene Simmons, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, PharmD Candidate
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