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Is Weight Loss or Physical Activity More Important for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes?
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Letter from the Editor
When you live with an adult with type 1 diabetes, it is natural to look for ways to make glucose levels better and management easier. Usually this means trying medications that are not indicated for type 1 diabetes. Researchers often do the same thing with hopes that the results will lead to an FDA approved indication for type 1 patients.
This week Macrina Ghali, our PharmD Candidate from FAMU College of Pharmacy, has the results of a study done by Dr. John Buse and others that could be good enough to cause the FDA to add another drug to the type 1 arsenal, in our Laterpay feature.
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
Newsflash: Beware of Fake N95 Masks
See this week’s Did You Know?
TOP STORIES — Diabetes News and Research
By Sheri Colberg, PhD
Ever since the US Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) multicenter trial was completed nearly two decades ago, we have known that it is possible to prevent, or at least delay, prediabetes (an insulin-resistant state) from progressing into full-blown type 2 diabetes.
What is the impact of adjunctive sotagliflozin to insulin therapy on diabetes distress and treatment satisfaction in patients with type 1 diabetes?
Results of an extensive retrospective study indicate a strong association between glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate and cardiovascular disease morbidity rate.
Did You Know? How to Spot a Fake N95 Mask:
Patients with diabetes must protect themselves from the COVID-19 virus as it can increase death risk for those with diabetes. Knowing how to detect a fake N95 mask is essential.
Counterfeit N95 face masks have increased. According to the CDC, there is no guarantee they provide the same protection as masks approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the United States agency that regulates filtering facepiece respirators. But recognizing phony N95s can be easy using a few simple steps.
- Authentic N95 masks have an approval number preceded by the letters TC and a labeled model number, and possibly a lot number.
- Reliable masks have information about the filter class (as designated by the letters N, P, or R) and the filter efficiency (as indicated by the numbers 95, 99, or 100). An N95 mask has N for the filter class and 95 for the filter efficiency, meaning it can filter 95% or more of individual-sized particles.
- Good masks also feature the NIOSH logo or the agency’s name in block letters and the brand name, registered trademark, or abbreviated name of the business holding the mask’s approval. It will also have headbands, not ear loops, to secure the mask to the user’s face.
- A clear sign of a counterfeit mask is the presence of an FDA logo or mention of a Food and Drug Administration approval or registration: the FDA does not regulate face masks, only NIOSH does. And NIOSH disapproves face masks for children — so if there is any mention of child safety, that’s another sign of a bogus mask. You can search the brand name on the CDC’s index to ensure that NIOSH has approved; in some cases, brands may misrepresent NIOSH approval.
Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:
Brianna Belton, PharmD. Candidate, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Adrian Gavre, PharmD Candidate, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Macrina Ghali, PharmD Candidate 2021, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Oluwatayo Ishola, PharmD. Candidate, South College, School of Pharmacy
Aleksandra Kusic, PharmD Candidate, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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