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Fasting With Diabetes: How Clinicians Can Reduce Hypoglycemia and DKA Risk

Blood glucose monitor, insulin supplies, healthy meal, and dates arranged for safe diabetes fasting management

Patients with diabetes are increasingly exploring fasting for religious, cultural, and metabolic health reasons. From Ramadan observance to intermittent fasting trends, many individuals choose to abstain from food and fluids for extended periods despite potential risks. For clinicians, this creates an important challenge. Simply advising patients not to fast often …

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Managing Rapid Improvement on GLP-1 Therapy: When to Adjust the Rest of the Regimen

Diabetes management tools including glucometer showing improved glucose levels, insulin pen, and medication plan for GLP-1 therapy adjustment

Rapid glycemic improvement with GLP-1 therapy is one of the most powerful benefits of modern diabetes care, but it can also create new clinical challenges. When glucose levels drop quickly, patients may face an increased risk of hypoglycemia if other medications are not adjusted in time. So, how do clinicians …

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When Less Is More: How to Safely De‑Intensify Diabetes Therapy

A female doctor shows a glucose meter to an elderly female patient during a diabetes consultation in a warm, home-like medical setting.

As more patients with diabetes achieve and maintain glycemic targets, the conversation is shifting from “how can we intensify therapy?” to “when is it safe and appropriate to de‑intensify diabetes therapy?” De‑intensify diabetes therapy is becoming a high‑value clinical goal for many clinicians caring for adults with type 2 diabetes, …

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