If you haven’t had a recent blood sugar test for diabetes or prediabetes, you’re not alone: Nearly half of U.S. adults haven’t. But doctors warn that skipping the routine screening can have serious ...

As a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), I often discuss the importance of blood sugar management. Healthcare providers routinely test blood sugar levels because high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can significantly improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes using basal insulin. The FreeDM2 ...

A major clinical trial has found that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) significantly improves blood glucose ...

At Tohoku University in Japan, a long-running health study has revealed a surprising new clue about life and death. The Ohasama Study, which has tracked local residents for more than four decades, now ...

Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.

Apple Watch displays real-time glucose data from CGM devices like the Dexcom G7, while Apple continues to develop ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

MIT's new device uses light to measure blood sugar levels without any needles, and a wearable version is already in the works ...

On social media, people without diabetes have started tracking their blood sugar and posting about the harms of blood sugar ...

You might also benefit from additional checks like post-meal blood sugar or continuous glucose monitoring to understand ...