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- Nonnutritive Sweeteners Linked To Weight Gain
- Age At Menopause and Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- Dyslipidemia Pattern And Ischemic Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes Patients
- Diet And Cardiovascular Disease Burden
- Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)
- Current Interview: Hunter Wessells on Urologic Complications and Sexual Dysfunction for Men and Women with Diabetes
Letter from the Editor
This week we have an interesting article on the use of nonnutritive sweeteners. Over the years, we have had many of these as one opinion or another had flip-flopped as to the benefit or harm of these products. As an educator, I have always been in favor of using them and felt that in addition to the benefits of lower caloric intake, the use of nonnutritive aweeteners was a constant reminder to the patient that they need to be doing something.
This latest article, researched by Josephat Macharia, PharmD candidate, Lecom School of Pharmacy class of 2018, leans toward reasons not to use these products. I want you to read this article and form your own opinion. However, for me, the claims do not seem to be fair due to the lack of discussion as to what would have happened to these patients if they had never used the products. If you have an opinion you would like to share, send me an email at editor@diabetesincontrol.com
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
This Week's Survey
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Current Interview
Dr. Hunter Wessells, MD, FACS is a professor and chairman of Urology at the University of Washington. He specializes in genitourinary trauma, reconstructive surgery, and erectile dysfunction. Dr. Wessells leads an NIH funded research program investigating the risk factors and genetic susceptibility to diabetes associated urological complications. He talks to Diabetes in Control about his ADA presentation, Urologic Complications and Sexual Dysfunction for Men and Women.
Test Your Knowledge
Subjective cognitive decline: What proportion of Americans age 45 y and older have self-reported memory problems?
A. 1 in 30
B. 1 in 16
C. 1 in 9
D. 1 in 4
Follow the link to see the correct answer.
Did You Know: Getting People To Exercise With Financial Incentives: Does it Work?
In a current study, participants were promised a monetary incentive for going to the gym three times a week. They all said they planned to meet the requirement, but by the end of the study only one-third had done so. People given an incentive made 0.14 more visits to the gym each week than those who did not receive an incentive, according to the report. New gym members, who intended to visit the gym three times per week, only ended up averaging one weekly visit by the end of the study. What was thought to be a sure way to get people to exercise was offering them a $60 dollar Amazon gift card if new gym members visited the gym just nine times during the first six weeks they’d joined. The results of the study show that financial incentives alone may not be the answer to get people to change lifestyles. — July 2017 National Bureau of Economic Research
Artificial sweeteners may offer short-term weight loss, but at what cost?
Early onset menopause linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes in a cohort study.
Research suggests screening for latent coronary artery disease to decrease complications.
Fiscal policies targeting diet can be used as a deterrent to poor dietary choices.
Once the patient is educated, they should be allowed to take charge of their care.
Quote of the Week!
“Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”
…Joyce Meyer
Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletter:
Josephat Macharia, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate: Class of 2018; LECOM College of Pharmacy
Jessica Lambert , Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate; USF College of Pharmacy
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