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The “Graveyard Shift” Penalty: Why Night-Shift Workers Face a Hidden Diabetes Challenge

Healthcare worker on a night shift reviewing continuous glucose monitor data while managing diabetes during an overnight work schedule.

Night-shift work keeps hospitals, factories, transportation systems, and emergency services running around the clock. However, while society benefits from overnight workers, their metabolic health often pays the price. Recent continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) studies have shown that shift work is strongly associated with greater glycemic variability in people with diabetes, …

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