Diabetes and Fasting

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30m
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Lecture Overview

What happens when a patient with diabetes needs to fast, and how can this be done safely? In this lecture, diabetes nurse practitioner and credentialed diabetes educator Michelle Robins explores a variety of situations in which a person with diabetes may fast, including for pathology testing, preoperatively, as part of a diet, and for religious reasons.

Educator

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Michelle Robins View profile
Michelle Robins is a credentialled diabetes educator and a nurse practitioner with Northern Health. She has worked for 30 years as a diabetes educator at several major tertiary hospitals in Victoria and Queensland. Michelle has served on more than 50 diabetes-related committees and contributed to book chapters on diabetes.
Details
CPD time30m
First Published08 January 2023
Updated07 January 2023
Expires
07 January 2025
Learning Tools
Topics
Diabetes Mellitus
Diet
Chronic Illness
Surgical