October 2, 2021 : Issue #1168

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Can You Slow or Reverse Aging with Physical Activity?
By Sheri Colberg, PhD

The Correlation Between Fasting Blood Glucose and Strokes

Can Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors Slow Alzheimer’s Progression in Diabetes Patients?

The Rationale Behind Glycemic Worsening in Children and Adults

Weight Loss Surgery and The Long-Term Impacts for Patients with Diabetes

Small Weight Loss Provides Positive Glucose Control for T2D

There is no doubt that we put a lot of focus on physical activity when it comes to diabetes. We do this based on the fact that physical activity burns glucose, and so levels tend to run lower and A1c’s improve. This week, our own Dr. Sheri Colberg takes a look at how the right activities can positively affect every part of your body, and keep your patients feeling younger and healthier.

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

• Emergency Kit by Eli Lilly: Recall – Due to Loss of Potency
  Eli Lilly issues voluntary recall of GLUCAGON® emergency kit for loss of potency. More Information
• Lilly Announces Their Insulin Affordability Solution with a 70% Lower Cost
  The new solution will lower out-of-pocket costs for Lilly insulin at U.S. retail pharmacies by 70%. Further, monthly prescriptions for all Lilly insulins remain available for $35 through the Lilly Insulin Value Program for people with commercial insurance or uninsured and the Senior Savings Model for those in participating Medicare Part D plans. More information here.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
In the recent past, we discussed how to know if joint problems (e.g., overuse injuries) are due to being active, aging, or diabetes, but let’s focus on aging by itself this time around. Of course, we’d all love to slow down normal aging or even reverse some aspects of it, but is that even possible?

Stroke has been linked to diabetes, but can analysis of fasting glucose provide greater insight into who is most at risk?

DPP-4i may lower the amyloid burden in Alzheimer’s patients and improve cognitive impairment. 

Are there predictors of glycemic worsening among patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?  

Weight loss surgery may change the way the brain responds to food cues. 

A loss of as little as 2-3% of a patient’s total body weight can help them achieve better blood glucose levels.

Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this newsletter:

Grace Behr, PharmD/MBA Candidate, Creighton University

Dalia Elabed, PharmD Candidate 2022, University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy

Jerrine Fletcher, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Emmanuella Louissaint, PharmD candidate, LECOM College of Pharmacy

Anina Pham, PharmD. Candidate, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Pharmacy

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