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Lindsey Harris, PharmD Candidate, University of Florida   The doughnut hole has been an issue for Medicare beneficiaries for many years. The costs of drugs have many Part D beneficiaries thrown into a coverage gap that is very expensive, forcing some to go without needed medications. The Obama administration announced …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD   Q: Dr. Sheri, I’ve been doing a lot of research on Type 2 diabetes and exercise. I have had Type 2 for five years.  I am preparing for my first marathon. (I have raced halfs, 10K’s, 5K’s, etc….) My question relates to fasting insulin levels.  I was …

Issak Smith University of Florida PharmD Candidate   In 2003, Congress passed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) with the hope of reducing prescription drug costs for the nation’s seniors. It was implemented on January 1st, 2006. Now several years removed, and with healthcare reform again a hot …

Ivory A. Gordon, Pharm.D. Candidate Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy   Essential oils are complex and contain many different chemical ingredients that are extracted from plants through distillation, a process of purifying liquids by boiling and condensing its vapors. Essential oils serve as an invaluable element of natural healing …

Q: Dr. Sheri, I am a 41-year-old female and have been a long distance runner for most of my life. I am quite thin (bordering on underweight for many years) and already eat as a diabetic would to control blood glucose. Recently, I had my HbA1c checked with readings of 5.5 and then …

Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D, FACSM, continues her series on your most frequently asked questions this week.   Q: Dr. Sheri, what is the bottom line recommendation for a 41-year practicing Type 1 who wants to burn fat and build muscle? What type of exercise(s), intensity, and frequency will help me do this? …

Q: Dr. Sheri, you’ve done extensive research on exercise metabolism in individuals with Type 2 diabetes. What are some of the most important findings to date? A: Exercise is good — GREAT, actually! I’m still convinced that it’s one of the most important things you can do to prevent diabetic complications. I have studied …

News from the British Endocrine Society meeting  MANCHESTER, England — Topical testosterone replacement reduced insulin resistance and glycated hemoglobin in men who were deficient in the hormone and at risk for, or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported here.

By Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM A few years ago it was announced that sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits were poised to overtake smoking as the leading cause of preventable death — yes, preventable. Are your patients aware that exercise is likely the best "medicine" that they will ever come across …

By Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz     Review by Nathan R. Unger PharmD Candidate, University of Florida College of Pharmacy   Eat walnuts, almonds or peanuts 30 minutes before a meal. Avoid aluminum-containing deodorants. Drink one to two glasses of water before a meal. Supplement …