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Beyond A1C: Can CGM Help Prevent Severe Hypoglycemia and DKA?

Person using a continuous glucose monitor to track glucose levels and help prevent severe hypoglycemia and DKA.

Continuous glucose monitoring has changed how clinicians and people with diabetes think about glucose control. Yet the next question is more important than whether CGM improves A1C or Time in Range. Can it prevent events that send patients to the emergency department or hospital? Growing evidence suggests that CGM may …

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A Type 1 Breakthrough: Can We Transplant Islets With Less Toxic Immunosuppression?

Medical illustration of transplanted pancreatic islet cells protected from immune attack during experimental type 1 diabetes treatment.

Donor islet transplantation has long offered an intriguing possibility for people with severe type 1 diabetes: restore the body’s ability to make insulin instead of only replacing insulin from the outside. However, there has always been a major tradeoff. Patients need powerful immunosuppressive drugs to keep transplanted cells alive, and …

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Can Bi-Hormonal Systems Finally Eliminate Severe Hypoglycemia?

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Many people with type 1 diabetes live with the constant fear of blood glucose dropping too low. Even today’s most advanced automated insulin delivery systems cannot actively raise glucose once levels begin to fall. Instead, they can only reduce or suspend insulin delivery. A dual-hormone artificial pancreas system changes that …

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The Overnight Danger Many Clinicians Miss: Why Nighttime Hypoglycemia Still Matters

Sleeping patient with diabetes beside a continuous glucose monitor showing low blood sugar levels during the night, illustrating nocturnal hypoglycemia risk.

Many healthcare providers focus heavily on daytime glucose control, yet some of the most dangerous hypoglycemic episodes occur while patients are asleep. Despite major advances in insulin therapy and glucose monitoring, nocturnal hypoglycemia remains a significant clinical concern for people living with diabetes. Because symptoms often go unnoticed during sleep, …

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