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Traditional diabetes follow up guidelines suggest patients return for checkups at fixed intervals — often every three to six months. But are these schedules truly effective in today’s tech-enabled world? With tools like continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), telehealth, and patient risk scoring, it may be time to rethink how often …

In the era of smartphones, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), remote portals, and health apps, digital tools offer powerful ways to support people living with diabetes. However, too much technology can overwhelm patients, leading to digital health fatigue in diabetes—a state where users disengage from tools that were meant to help …

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By Sheri Colberg, PhD
This time of year, all of the fitness clubs and gyms run specials to bring in new members, and they know—and even count on the fact that—most of those people will no longer be regularly attending classes or doing workouts by the time spring hits. How do you help your patients avoid joining those exercise dropouts? Here are some tips from our diabetes exercise expert that you can download in PDF format to hand out to your patients.