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Question of the Week | Diabetes and Malnutrition Risk

Question of the Week Diabetes Education Services

The 2025 ADA Standards of Care have added recommendations for malnutrition screening. 

According to these updated standards, who could be at risk for malnutrition?

  1. An individual with a BMI of 38 and 21% weight loss in the past 6 months.
  2. An individual on incretin therapy with intentional 18-pound weight loss in the past 2 months.
  3. An 86-year-old with type 1 diabetes and reported recent decline in activity and strength.
  4. All the above

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