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Extreme Heat and Diabetes: Why Clinicians Are Paying Closer Attention

Diabetes supplies and water bottle exposed to extreme summer heat during a climate change-related heat wave

Extreme heat is no longer a rare seasonal inconvenience. Across the globe, heat waves are becoming longer, more frequent, and more dangerous. For people living with diabetes, rising global temperatures and more frequent heat waves can create serious health risks that many patients may not fully understand. As discussions about …

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Managing Diabetes Around Organ Transplant Surgery: What Clinicians Need to Know

Medical team performing organ transplant surgery with glucose monitoring tools, immunosuppressive medications, and diabetes management equipment in a hospital setting.

The management of diabetes during organ transplantation has become a growing clinical challenge. As transplant programs expand and survival rates improve, more patients are living with complex metabolic complications before and after surgery. One of the most important concerns is post-transplant hyperglycemia, which can affect patient outcomes at nearly every …

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Ultra-Rapid Insulin and Automated Delivery: Are Mealtime Boluses Becoming Less Critical?

Person using an automated insulin delivery system with ultra-rapid insulin during a meal while monitoring glucose levels on a smartphone app.

For years, diabetes care has relied on one key rule: insulin should be given before meals whenever possible. Yet many people living with diabetes still struggle with timing. Busy schedules, unpredictable eating habits, and delayed dosing often lead to postprandial glucose spikes. Now, with the rise of ultra-rapid insulin AID …

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Why More Diabetes Patients Are Being Referred for Sleep and Circadian Evaluations

Older diabetes patient using CPAP therapy during sleep with glucose monitor and circadian health graphics illustrating sleep and diabetes care.

Poor sleep does more than leave people tired the next day. For many individuals living with diabetes, disrupted sleep may quietly worsen glucose control, increase cardiovascular risk, and complicate long-term metabolic health. As research continues to uncover the close relationship between sleep and metabolic function, more healthcare providers are referring …

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Can Muscle Quality Predict Diabetes Outcomes Better Than BMI?

Man performing resistance training with muscle anatomy overlay, glucose monitor, and healthy meal representing muscle quality and diabetes health.

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the standard tool for assessing metabolic health and diabetes risk. However, many clinicians now question whether weight alone tells the full story. Some people with a “normal” BMI still develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, while others with higher body weight …

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Why More Hospitals Are Screening Surgical Patients for Undiagnosed Diabetes

Nurse performing perioperative diabetes screening on a surgical patient in a hospital before surgery

Many hospitals now treat surgery as more than a single procedure. Increasingly, it has become an opportunity to uncover hidden health conditions that may otherwise go undetected for years. One important trend is perioperative diabetes screening, which helps health systems identify patients with undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes before surgery begins. …

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Diabetes and Hearing Loss: The Complication Many Clinicians Still Miss

Older man experiencing hearing difficulty beside a medical illustration of the inner ear and blood vessels linked to diabetes complications

Diabetes-related complications often bring to mind kidney disease, neuropathy, or vision problems. However, one complication continues to receive far less attention despite growing scientific concern: hearing loss linked to diabetes. Emerging evidence suggests that people with diabetes may face a significantly higher risk of hearing decline, yet routine auditory screening …

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The Rise of “Double Diabetes”: Why More Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Are Developing Insulin Resistance

Adult with type 1 diabetes checking blood sugar levels alongside obesity and insulin resistance health concepts

More adults living with type 1 diabetes are now developing obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and metabolic complications once linked mainly to type 2 diabetes. This growing overlap, often called double diabetes, is becoming a major concern for clinicians and patients alike. While insulin therapy remains essential for type 1 diabetes …

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Open-Source Diabetes Technology Is Entering the Mainstream: Are Clinicians Ready?

Clinician discussing open-source diabetes technology and DIY insulin automation with a patient using a continuous glucose monitor and insulin pump.

The conversation around DIY diabetes technology and patient-led insulin automation has changed dramatically over the past few years. What once existed on the margins of diabetes care is now gaining recognition from major medical organizations and healthcare providers. In fact, the 2026 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care continue …

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The New Pregnancy Tech Era in Diabetes: How Automated Insulin Delivery Is Expanding Into Maternal Care

Pregnant woman using an automated insulin delivery system and continuous glucose monitor to manage type 1 diabetes during pregnancy

The management of type 1 diabetes during pregnancy is entering a major turning point. For years, endocrinologists and maternal-fetal medicine specialists have worked within narrow therapeutic margins to reduce maternal and neonatal complications. However, new advances in automated insulin delivery technology for pregnancy are beginning to reshape glucose management in …

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