January 4, 2020 : Issue #1023

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Getting and Staying Motivated to Be Physically Active
by Sheri Colberg, PhD

Correlation Between Diabetes, Age, and Increased Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Metformin Reduces Hospitalizations Associated with Heart Failure

I am going to share with you the new 2020 healthy person program. Millions of people follow this program each and every new year with the same results.

12/24… .I only have a week left before I am starting my new health plan to lower my weight, cholesterol and blood sugar
12/29…. I just ordered that new exercise equipment and have tossed all my bad foods and purchased the latest guaranteed-to-work supplements
1/1…. Stayed up too late and don’t feel well, gonna start everything tomorrow
1/2 to 1/5…. Eating perfectly and have worked out 30 minutes for last 4 days, this is easy
1/6 to 1/13…. I feel tired, probably not getting enough food and too much exercise, better slow down
1/14…. I have done so well I can take a couple of days off……. And you know the rest of the story.

If this sounds like what your patients do each year, then maybe you ought to share this month’s feature from Dr. Sheri Colberg on How to Stay Motivated to Be Physically Active.

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We can make a difference!

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

By Sheri Colberg, PhD

This time of year, all of the fitness clubs and gyms run specials to bring in new members, and they know—and even count on the fact that—most of those people will no longer be regularly attending classes or doing workouts by the time spring hits. How do you help your patients avoid joining those exercise dropouts? Here are some tips from our diabetes exercise expert that you can download in PDF format to hand out to your patients.

Younger patients with diabetes face increased risk of death.

Metformin is one of the oldest antihyperglycemic drugs still in practice, but recent research confirms its benefits.

A new study published in the journal Diabetologia Dec. 19, 2019, sought to estimate rates of site-specific cancer mortality in adults with versus without self-reported diagnosed diabetes. Data from the 1985–2012 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed on participants 18 years and older. Over the study period, age-adjusted mortality rates for people without diabetes and with diabetes declined 25.2% and 25.5%, which were attributed mostly to declines in breast and pancreatic cancer.  Among people with diabetes, cancer mortality did not decline in black people, people with lower educational attainment, or people with obesity. Adults with diabetes also remained 30% more likely to die from cancer than those without diabetes.

To estimate rates of site-specific cancer mortality in adults with vs. without self-reported diagnosed diabetes, the study used data from adults aged ≥18 years at the time of the interview who participated in the 1985-2012 National Health Interview Survey. Among adults with diabetes, age-adjusted cancer mortality rates (per 10,000 person-years) remained approximately 30% more likely to die from cancer than people without diabetes, and this excess risk did not improve over time. From the results of the study, it was concluded that declines in cancer mortality rates were observed in adults with and without diabetes. However, adults with diabetes continue to be more likely to die from cancer than people without diabetes. This study highlights the continued need for greater cancer risk-factor mitigation, especially in adults with diabetes.

Harding, J.L., Andes, L.J., Gregg, E.W. et al. Trends in cancer mortality among people with vs. without diabetes in the USA, 1988–2015. Diabetologia

Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:

Jordan Boyd, PharmD. Candidate Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University School of Pharmacy

Hira Gohar, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy, PharmD Candidate

Nour Salhab, Pharm.D. Candidate, USF College of Pharmacy

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