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Understanding metabolic health
Illustration: CGM explained: what your glucose sensor shows you 24/7

CGM explained: what your glucose sensor shows you 24/7

How a CGM works, why the curve lags 5-10 minutes, how accurate it is (MARD ~10%) and what Time in Range means…

Read more Illustration: HbA1c simply explained: what the “long-term sugar” really tells you

HbA1c simply explained: what the “long-term sugar” really tells you

What HbA1c measures, the diagnostic thresholds, how to convert it to average glucose (eAG), the research - and when anaemia or blood…

Read more Illustration: Recognising low blood sugar: signs, the 15-15 rule and the emergency

Recognising low blood sugar: signs, the 15-15 rule and the emergency

How to recognise low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia), the 15-15 rule for mild cases, when it's an emergency, and who is mainly affected.

Read more Illustration: Diabetes medications: how the drug classes work

Diabetes medications: how the drug classes work

A factual overview of the main type 2 diabetes drug classes - metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists, sulfonylureas and insulin - and…

Read more Illustration: Diabetes complications: why good values pay off

Diabetes complications: why good values pay off

Micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes: eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and vessels - and how good values and check-ups measurably lower the…

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Illustration: Gestational diabetes: temporary diabetes – and manageable

Gestational diabetes: temporary diabetes – and manageable

Gestational diabetes explained: how it develops, the glucose test in weeks 24-28, treatment via diet, movement or insulin, and important aftercare.

Read more Illustration: Prediabetes: understanding the thresholds and acting in time

Prediabetes: understanding the thresholds and acting in time

Prediabetes thresholds per ADA: fasting glucose, OGTT and HbA1c - and why acting early pays off. The grey zone before diabetes, clearly…

Read more Illustration: Insulin resistance: the quiet beginning – and what genuinely helps

Insulin resistance: the quiet beginning – and what genuinely helps

Insulin resistance means cells respond more weakly to insulin - often the precursor to type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms, and the levers…

Read more Illustration: Type 1 or type 2? Same name, two different diseases

Type 1 or type 2? Same name, two different diseases

Same name, two different diseases: type 1 is autoimmune (absolute insulin deficiency), type 2 is insulin resistance. Causes, frequency and treatment.

Read more Illustration: Type 2 diabetes: the overview – common, but often manageable

Type 2 diabetes: the overview – common, but often manageable

What type 2 diabetes is, how it develops (insulin resistance, declining insulin, liver sugar), the warning signs, complications and what you can…

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