Letter From The Editor

We have a great article from our publisher on why diabetes patients do so poorly when diagnosed with Covid-19. While many of our older patients have been relegated to their homes, many of them miss the programs and activities at local social centers and senior care locations. The decrease of …

When you read this week’s Disaster Averted, you will know why it is so hard for insulin using patients in the hospital in the best of times. When you add in the current crisis, and all the extra procedures and stresses, there is no wonder why medical errors, especially with …

Lately my email has been full of information on the increased risk of death from Covid-19 if you have diabetes. There is evidently enough clamor that insulin companies are offering special discounts and free insulin to patients. I think that it is great, but why did it take an epidemic …

There are a lot of things affected by the current Pandemic, and in Florida the end of greyhound racing was moved up to now instead of the end of 2020. This meant that there would be a lot of greyhounds available for adoption. We are fostering a beautiful 3 year …

As the Coronavirus continues to change the way we live and puts a strain on many Americans, new research published in the journal Obesity discusses the harm that having our schools closed can have in increasing obesity in children. When you read this week’s Did You Know?, you will learn …

This week 2 of our interns, Mit Suthar and Mia Flowers, bring us two article that are intertwined. Dr. Flowers starts us off by looking at the value of short periods (1-2 minutes) of moderate exercise and the long term benefits in reducing Cardiovascular Complications in our diabetes patients. Then …

I just read an article indicating over 80 currently approved medications that are being tried or tested to help with the Coronavirus. We know that diabetes patients are at additional risk of death from Covid-19 and anything that can interfere with glucose control can be deadly. That is why we …

As we move further into the year and the changes that the Pandemic has caused, we are forced to make changes in how we look at everything from healthcare to shopping to working environments. The first thing we see is a change in the way Pharma companies will approach medical …

Most everyone’s attention is focused on the corona virus, the shelter at home orders, and the big drag on the economy. But insulin using patients still need to address their medication needs, and the ability to pay will only get worse before it gets better. This week our intern Mit …

Last week I was working with the interns and going over a PowerPoint on managing insulin dosing. I have always thought that pharmacists should be the managers for insulin dosing, and so they get a full course on basal bolus, mixed insulins, calculating carb ratios and the like. We were …