March 7, 2020 : Issue #1032

TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Mortality for Those With Diabetes  

Many People with Type 2 Diabetes Need Better Sleep

Special Feature

10 Ways to Get Motivated to Exercise (When You’re Not), Part 2
by Sheri Colberg, PhD

Now that we are starting the 3rd month of the year, it may be a good time to look back and see how we are doing with our New Year resolutions. Many of us thought this would be the year we lost those last 20 pounds, or finally learned to master a pivot table in Excel, or saved 10% extra from our paycheck.

But how did we really do? How many times did we say we did not have time to work on our goal, and then spend 10-12 hours bingeing on a Netflix series from Newfoundland? How many of us even took 15 minutes a day to pursue that resolution? The answer is probably not many.

If you need some new motivational insight on how to re-jumpstart your activity program, then check out this month’s feature from Dr. Sheri Colberg on how to get motivated to exercise when you are not.

We have added a link so you can go back to part 1 of this article and, as one of my colleagues says, “refurbish your memory.”

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We can make a difference!

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief

This week the FDA is informing patients, health care providers and manufacturers about a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, referred to as “SweynTooth,” that – if exploited – may introduce risks for certain medical devices as for insulin pumps and insulin pens. SweynTooth affects the wireless communication technology known as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).  More information

Tool: Who Should Use Face Masks and Why? 

The Coronavirus is especially dangerous for patients with diabetes.  It is important for medical professionals and patients know what kind of face mask to use and how to use them effectively.  Please see the attached handout from the CDC for your staff and your patients. 

CDC_Medical_Masks_Guidance 

Vitamin D deficiency is correlated with higher death rates, but research into the causes must continue. 

Sleep Disorders, HbA1c, and their connection with type 2 diabetes patients. 

By Sheri Colberg, PhD
 Part 2 of 2: Last month we covered the first five ways to get motivated to exercise, and we’re back this month to give you the next five to keep your motivation going strong. Check out the following sections for more ideas for those days where you can’t seem to get moving.  

 About 4 in 10 American adults have obesity, and almost 1 in 10 severely so, government researchers said.  The CDC findings come from a 2017-18 health survey that measures height and weight. The survey found that the obesity rate was 42% – higher than the 40% found in a similar 2015-16 study. The severe obesity rate was more than 9% in the new survey, up from the 8% figure in the previous one. A half-century ago, about 1 in 100 American adults had severe obesity. Now it’s ten times more common. The findings suggest that more Americans will get diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Obesity – which means not merely overweight, but severely overweight – is considered one of the nation’s leading public health problems. A person who is 5-foot-4, the average height for U.S. women, is deemed to have obesity at a weight of 174 pounds and severe obesity above 232 pounds. A person who is 5-foot-9, about the average height for men, is deemed to have obesity at 203 pounds and severe obesity at 270.  CDC 

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

Deonna Andrews, PharmD Candidate 2020 of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences  

Usif Darwish, PharmD Candidate, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Amber Satz, PharmD Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy

Alayna Marteal Wyre, Pharm. D. Candidate, South College School of Pharmacy