March 16, 2021 : Issue #1115

DISASTERS AVERTED — Near Miss Case Studies

A Common Error with Insulin Pumps

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Morning or Afternoon Exercise: Which Time of Day Provides the Most Benefits?

First Line Hypertensive Medication and Pulmonary Events in COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Delayed by Menopause Hormone Therapy

MOST POPULAR ARTICLES OF THE MONTH

#1 Brain Damage Associated with High Blood Glucose

#2 Is Weight Loss or Physical Activity More Important for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes?

#3 Common Diabetes Medication as Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

Alexis Dunn, PharmD. Candidate, FAMU College of Pharmacy, has been looking over the many articles online and in diabetes journals concerning exercise. Some tout aerobic, some weight and strength work, and others seem to say that HIIT is the best way to go.

She looked at it a different way, not focusing on how much of each type of exercise a patient did but instead, how the time you select to exercise can have an effect on glucose levels, insulin sensitivity and weight loss. Check out this week’s Laterpay feature to find out what she learned.

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Editor-in-chief

I was working with a patient who’d recently had a pump upgrade, and although he said he didn’t have problems or issues with infusion set changes, I urged him to change his set while I was present.  In the process, he did very well with filling his reservoir and inserting his infusion set. The problem was noted when he went to the cannula fill amount….

Is there a difference in the effect on glucose control and metabolic health when people exercise in the morning vs. In the afternoon?

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) and Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) can allow coronavirus entry, leading to pulmonary adverse effects.

The mechanisms by which estrogens improve glucose homeostasis are not completely understood.