Explore how intermittent fasting can be safely leveraged in the perioperative period—especially for diabetic patients—to stabilize blood glucose, enhance metabolic flexibility, and support smoother recoveries. This course walks you through the physiology of fasting, its evidence-based benefits for cardiovascular, metabolic, and brain health, and its synergistic role with exercise. You’ll learn how IF can improve insulin sensitivity, protect organs from surgical stress, and potentially enhance wound healing and pain control, while recognizing which patients require caution and closer monitoring.