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Letter from the Editor
There have been many new drugs for diabetes in the last 10-12 years. It seems like we get one drug in a class, and then we suddenly have 3 or 4 and the class grows by leaps and bounds; just look at the GLP-1 Analogs as an example. I often wonder why no one has come up with a better metformin, as that seems like a giant market to conquer. This week Usif Darwish, PharmD Candidate, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences brings us phase 3 research on a new drug in a new class that seems to work like metformin, but can also be taken with metformin. We first brought you information on this drug in 2013, and now it looks like this one may make it all the way to the finish line.
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
Editor-in-chief
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Fact: How to Increase Energy Consumption When Walking
Walking with arms bent increased energy consumption by 11%, researchers reported in the Journal of Experimental Biology. No differences in energy consumption were found when people ran with arms bent or straight. This is based on a small study which included eight university students — ranging from casual runners to marathoners — who were filmed while they walked and ran with bent and straight arms while on a treadmill. The participants repeated the running and walking tests again two weeks later, but this time breathed through a mask to measure their oxygen consumption. This enabled the researchers to calculate the participants’ energy consumption with their arms in different positions. Holding the arms bent while walking increased energy consumption by 11%, proving that walking with straight arms is by far the most energy-efficient option, but not for those who walk to lose weight, the study authors said. Bending the arm reduces the energy you need to spend at the shoulder but increases the energy you need to spend at the elbow. But there was little difference in energy consumption when having arms straight or bent while running. The results were published online July 9 in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
Diabetes in Control gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following pharmacy doctoral candidates in the preparation of this week’s newsletters:
Marian Ayad, BPharm, PharmD candidate, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Usif Darwish, PharmD Candidate, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kassey James, Pharm.D. Candidate, LECOM School of Pharmacy
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