Checking your blood sugar can feel like a major inconvenience—not to mention, if you’re using a finger-stick test, it can hurt, too. Yet, monitoring your glucose level is key for good diabetes ...

If you have a family history of elevated blood sugars, your doctor may want to run a diabetes test or two to track your potential for developing types of diabetes. If you’re wondering what blood tests ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - If you're an adult with an open, swollen or painful foot wound, or a callous or bunion that doesn't seem normal, this month's Check Up 13 is for you. Doctors say patients too ...

Diabetes affects more than 1 in 10 Americans, yet it can still feel like an unclear and complicated illness to manage. One of the best ways to better understand your diabetes is by regularly checking ...

Samuel Virtue receives funding from the British Heart Foundation, Medical Research Council and The Wellcome Trust. The glucose tolerance test is the standard method for detecting diabetes. But our new ...

Jennifer Wirth is a professional writer and SEO specialist with a focus on health, wellness, parenting and beauty. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and is passionate about ...

About five to six million people in the U.S. have diabetes and don’t know it. Millions more are at risk for developing the disease. That has left experts scrambling to find a simpler but still ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Physical activity or a regular workout regime is a key element in managing type 2 diabetes. Until recently studies showing the significance of exercise to manage diabetes were very ...

A finger-prick during a dental appointment may seem far removed from diabetes care. Yet in a new UK study, that small test ...

A blood test for copeptin, a precursor of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin), differentiates between "harmless" polydipsia-polyuria and diabetes insipidus more quickly and accurately than a ...

More than 11% of Pennsylvania adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. Many more have diabetes or prediabetes but aren’t aware they have it. During Diabetes Awareness Month and as we approach this ...