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After Gestational Diabetes, Could Your Neighborhood Shape Your Future Type 2 Risk?

Mother walking with her baby in a walkable neighborhood, illustrating gestational diabetes prevention and future Type 2 diabetes risk.

Diabetes prevention remains important long after a pregnancy affected by gestational diabetes. For people who have had gestational diabetes, the years after delivery are an important window for lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Yet healthy choices do not happen in a vacuum. Where someone lives may affect whether …

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Why Blood Sugar Changes Every Month: Using CGM to Manage Luteal Phase Insulin Resistance

Woman wearing a continuous glucose monitor reviewing glucose trends alongside a menstrual cycle tracker to manage luteal phase insulin resistance.

Many women with diabetes notice that blood sugar levels become harder to control during certain weeks of the month. Despite eating the same meals, taking the same insulin doses, and maintaining consistent activity levels, glucose readings may suddenly climb. This recurring pattern is often linked to luteal phase insulin resistance, …

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The Postpartum Cliff: Why So Many Women With Gestational Diabetes Never Get Follow-Up Care

New mother holding her baby while reviewing postpartum diabetes follow-up reminders and glucose screening recommendations after gestational diabetes.

Postpartum screening after gestational diabetes is one of the most important yet overlooked steps in preventing future type 2 diabetes. Although blood glucose levels often return to normal after delivery, the long-term metabolic risk does not disappear. In fact, up to half of individuals diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …

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The Diabetes Conversation Patients Don’t Want to Start: Addressing Sexual Health in Clinical Practice

Healthcare provider discussing sexual health concerns with a patient during a diabetes management consultation.

Sexual health remains one of the most overlooked aspects of diabetes management, despite its significant impact on quality of life. While clinicians routinely discuss glycemic control, cardiovascular risk, and medication adherence, conversations about sexual function are often avoided by both patients and healthcare providers. Yet sexual health concerns related to …

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The Diabetes Complication Patients Rarely Mention: Understanding Urinary Incontinence

Older woman with diabetes experiencing urinary urgency near a bathroom, illustrating diabetes urinary incontinence and bladder dysfunction.

Urinary incontinence is one of the most common yet least discussed complications of diabetes. In fact, diabetes urinary incontinence affects people with diabetes at significantly higher rates than the general population. While healthcare professionals routinely monitor patients for retinopathy, nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease, bladder dysfunction often remains overlooked. However, research …

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GLP‑1s in Menopause: Using Incretins to Protect Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife

Middle-aged woman smiling in a medical office, holding a medication bottle to represent GLP‑1 therapy during menopause.

Menopause marks a major transition in a woman’s life, defined not only by the end of menstrual cycles but also by profound hormonal and metabolic changes. One often under‑recognized shift is the acceleration of cardiometabolic risk. Women in midlife frequently experience increased central adiposity, changes in glucose regulation, rising blood …

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Strategies for Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs during pregnancy and affects the health of both the mother and the unborn child. It is important to be aware of the risks associated with gestational diabetes and to understand the evidence-based strategies that can be used to manage it. This article will …

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