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Letter from the Editor
For years a high body mass index or obesity has been associated with pancreatic cancer, and diabetes has also been seen as an indicator of a greater propensity for developing pancreatic cancer. With these two factors in mind, common logic would say that if your diabetes patient loses weight their risk of cancer will decrease as well.
When we were discussing this in a Zoom meeting last week, one of my interns brought me a different story. Destiny Funchess, PharmD Candidate, South College School of Pharmacy, found the results of a study looking at over 155,000 people, and what she found about diabetes, obesity, and weight loss will surprise you.
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
Newsflash: Recall of Metformin Hydrochloride for Extended-Release Oral Suspension by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is recalling one lot (AB06381) of RIOMET ER (metformin hydrochloride for extended-release oral suspension), 500 mg per 5 mL due to the level of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which has been found to be above the allowable Acceptable Daily Intake limit established by the FDA. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen (a substance that could cause cancer) based on results from laboratory tests.
Coming October 6: A special report on how "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) optimizes care for T2D patients
In our October 6 issue, we will present “The Future of Type 2 Diabetes Management and The Changing Roles of Healthcare Professionals,” the first in a three-part series. The series is about how a team of physicians and pharmacists at St. Elizabeth in Kentucky uses artificial intelligence to improve treatment, adherence, and cost savings for both Medicaid and Americans.
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Did You Know? Fasting Blood Glucose Predicts Mortality In Patients with COVID-19 Independently of Diabetes History:
Current studies have shown that diabetes has been uniformly reported to be associated with poor prognosis in coronavirus infections. This study investigated the correlation between diabetes history and prognosis of COVID-19, and is the first study to focus on the direct correlation between fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels and the prognosis of COVID-19.
Outcomes of patients with and without pre-existing diabetes were compared. The associations of diabetes history and FBG levels with mortality were analyzed. Multivariate cox regression analysis on the risk factors associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19 was performed. There was a positive relationship between pre-existing diabetes and the mortality of patients who developed COVID-19. Moreover, FBG ≥126mg/L. (7.0 mmol/L) was an independent risk factor for the mortality of COVID-19 regardless of the presence or not of a history of diabetes.
The findings indicated screening FBG level is an effective method to evaluate the prognosis of patients with COVID-19. Intervention should be taken when patients with FBG ≥126mg/dL.(7.0 mmol/L) regardless of the presence or not of diabetes history.
Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:
Brianna Belton, PharmD. Candidate, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Destiny Funchess, PharmD Candidate, Tougaloo College, South College School of Pharmacy
Joel John, Pharm.D. Candidate, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Joan Prifti, PharmD. Candidate, LECOM College of Pharmacy
Destiny Reed, PharmD. Candidate, Florida A&M College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jessica Rogers, PharmD Candidate, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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