Tag Archives: glucose control

Can a therapy improve metabolic health even if the scale does not budge? This question is becoming increasingly relevant as clinicians observe patients benefiting from GLP-1 therapy even without significant weight loss. While weight reduction has long been a primary goal of incretin-based therapies, emerging data suggest that metabolic improvements …

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, …

When treating patients with diabetes, lifestyle advice such as “eat healthy” and “stay active” is often routine. But what if we took that a step further and issued a formal exercise prescription — in other words, ordering physical activity like we would a drug? Recent research suggests that a structured …