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 ...

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips for those with diabetes if a doctor prescribes them and you get them from a Medicare-approved supplier. The number of test strips covered by Medicare ...

Most people assume diabetes is easy to diagnose. You take a blood test, get a number, and that’s it. But in real life, it’s ...

Monitoring blood sugar levels is one of the most crucial aspects of managing diabetes and maintaining overall metabolic health. Whether you have diabetes, prediabetes, or are simply being health ...

See your doctor if you have these symptoms. Nov. 4, 2013— -- intro: Diabetes affects 24 million people in the U.S., but only 18 million know they have it. About 90 percent of those people have ...

What to Do if Your Blood Sugar Is High Causes of High Blood Sugar How to Prevent High Blood Sugar If you have diabetes, keeping your blood sugar (glucose) levels within a healthy range is vital for ...

To avoid misdiagnosis, the panel has recommended measuring fasting and post-meal blood glucose in addition to HbA1c, particularly in populations with widespread red blood cell disorders ...

Recent advances in diabetes detection may help to identify risk earlier. In this article, MNT discusses recent studies that suggest both an AI test and a blood test could help to highlight diabetes ...

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 ...