Letter From The Editor

As we finish the holiday season and return to what we have been doing for the last 9 months, there is always a lot of focus on those resolutions. Last year at this time, I would have never thought that my first goal in 2021 would be to get a …

Happy New Year from the staff and management of Diabetes in Control. Last Saturday I was listening to my good friend and colleague, Joe Graedon, on the NPR show the People’s Pharmacy. Joe has hosted the show for about 1/2 a year longer than we have had Diabetes in Control. …

As we come to the last 2 newsletters of the year, it is time for our annual look back at the best of 2020. Who would have thought when we started the year that a new virus would kill over 300,000 Americans, drive the economy to new lows and cause …

Happy Holidays to everyone from us at Diabetes in Control. If you look on the internet or open up your phone, you will find tons of apps for weight loss and dieting. There have been plenty of these over the years, but they never seemed to work that well. Part …

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines has made its way into places across the US. This first wave will be the easiest to give as we focus on healthcare workers and other first line responders. As more doses become available, we will have more decisions to make. Should the injections …

I was discussing the role of pharmacists in primary care offices with our intern, Melinda Rodriguez, PharmD Candidate 2021, LECOM College of Pharmacy. I was sharing my past experience of working for primary care physicians to help manage diabetes patients. About 12 years ago, Pfizer had developed a guide for …

I was speaking with our intern Antonio Bess from FAMU College of Pharmacy about all the new things to make you look thinner and younger. You can’t go more than 10 miles on the highway without seeing billboards for Bariatric Surgery, Laser Fat Removal, or a clinic where they will …

As I watch the news this evening, the top subjects are COVID, COVID hospitalizations, COVID deaths and the vaccine. The number of new cases and hospitalizations are rising at a rate that will overwhelm the healthcare system and put many high risk patients in a situation of potentially having nowhere …

I am not sure if you have seen all the Facebook ads for CGM devices for non-diabetes patients. One of the companies, January A.I., touts their device as a way to evaluate your food choices to maximize your metabolic rate and enhance your performance. A better and cheaper way to …

As we look for unique gifts for people we care for, you can’t drive past a digital billboard or change the channel on your TV without seeing an advertisement to have something cosmetic done to your body. It could be getting rid of droopy eyelids, or freezing off the love …