Tag Archives: treatment adherence

For many people living with diabetes, insulin is more than a medication—it is a lifeline. Yet despite its critical role, some patients stop taking insulin without informing their healthcare provider. The reasons vary widely and may include medication costs, treatment fatigue, fear of side effects, weight gain concerns, or misunderstandings …

When a healthcare provider writes a prescription for diabetes medication, most assume the treatment journey has begun. However, for many patients, the process never moves beyond the prescription pad. This hidden problem, often discussed as primary nonadherence in diabetes care, occurs when patients fail to obtain a newly prescribed medication. …

Managing Type 2 diabetes used to follow a relatively predictable path. Clinicians often started with metformin and added medications gradually as glucose control worsened. Today, however, diabetes care looks very different. The number of available therapies has expanded rapidly, and while that growth has improved patient outcomes, it has also …