Most people with diabetes should test their blood sugar (or blood glucose) levels regularly. Knowing the results lets you adjust your strategy for keeping the disease in check. Research shows that in ...

Symptoms of hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) can include increased thirst, hunger, urination, and fatigue. Some symptoms are more severe or rare.

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips as a type of durable medical equipment (DME). After paying the annual Part B deductible, a person will only pay 20% of the cost of the test strips.

DeFronzo, who recently co-authored a paper in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and helped coin the term, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m confused by the relationship between my blood glucose level and A1C. My blood glucose has crept up from 100 to 112 in one year after I started taking 40 mg of atorvastatin. My A1C ...

Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed by testing your blood glucose (sugar) levels. These tests, such as the fasting plasma glucose test and the A1C blood test, are usually done in a healthcare provider's ...

Normal blood sugar levels are about 70-100 mg/dL. Your blood sugar will naturally fluctuate a bit throughout the day in response to food and other factors. However, it ideally stays within a set range ...

Blood sugar fluctuations are normal, but in people with diabetes, who don't produce enough insulin, blood sugar spikes and ...

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 ...

Sweet potatoes have long been celebrated as a nutritious alternative to regular potatoes, praised for their rich vitamin content and natural sweetness. But for people watching their blood sugar levels ...

Don’t eat all day before Thanksgiving dinner? Bad advice. Not eating drops your blood sugar down around your knees, and ...