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Using NRTIs to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Letter from the Editor
One of the best things about electronic medical records is the ease of how data can be “sliced and diced” to look for casual cause and effect relationships.
This gives researchers the opportunity to fully examine if a subset of patients can benefit from the use of a medication that has no apparent relationship to a known disease.
This week Destiny Reed, PharmD. Candidate, Florida A&M College of Pharmacy, takes a look at a class of HIV medications and their ability to prevent diabetes, in our Laterpay feature.
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Editor-in-chief
TOP STORIES -- Diabetes News and Research
Old drug, new purpose? Analysis found HIV and Hepatitis B patients treated with NRTIs had significantly lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.
How often are opioids being initiated for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in newly diagnosed patients?
New vaccines targeting viruses linked with type 1 diabetes may offer protection to patients with high-risk factors.
Did You Know? Green Tomatoes May Have Potential to Lower Blood Sugars and Reduce Oxidative Stress:
A recent study published in the Journal of Food Biochemistry found that green tomatoes can induce hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and antioxidant effects in vitro and in vivo.The green tomato is usually consumed in Mexico, the United States, and Central America. This fruit grows inside a calyx, which is considered an agro‐food waste. Tomatoes are non-starchy and have a low glycemic index, and are a good option for controlling blood sugar in diabetes patients.
Researchers aimed to evaluate the hypoglycemic and antioxidant potential of the green tomato’s (P. ixocarpa Brot.) calyxes’ extracts. The key findings of the study included:
- Extracts decreased the glucose diffusion in a range of 18%–56% compared with the negative control.
- Extracts inhibited α‐amylase (above 80%) and α‐glucosidase enzymes (above 90%).
- All groups treated with P. ixocarpa calyxes’ significantly reduced the glucose levels at 120 min (infusion = 13.3%, M Water = 12.7%, and US Water = 19.4%) in comparison with the negative control, and similar levels to acarbose at 120 min (13.1%).
Currently, no published data supports the green tomato’s blood sugar lowering action. The information provided will be useful to nutraceutical applications that allow value‐added products and sustainable green tomato production.
The study titled, “Hypoglycemic and antioxidant effects of green tomato (Physalis ixocarpa Brot.) calyxes’ extracts” is published in the Journal of Food Biochemistry. published: February 24, 2021
Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:
Alexandria Bartley, PharmD. Candidate, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Shalonda Kimble, PharmD Candidate, South College School of Pharmacy
Laura Martínez López, PharmD. Candidate 2021, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Pharmacy
Destiny Reed, PharmD. Candidate, Florida A&M College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stephen Rubano, PharmD. Candidate, USF Taneja College of Pharmacy
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