Accurate use of a glucometer is vital for effective diabetes management. Many factors can affect readings, including unwashed hands and expired test s ...

This year’s event will have some on-site information available along with discounted blood draws, flu shots, and free blood pressures and skin analysis evaluation.

Insert a test strip into your meter. Prick the side of your fingertip with a small needle called a lancet. Place the edge of the test strip onto the drop of blood. Wait a few seconds. Your blood sugar ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD When your skin is dehydrated, it is lacking water and moisture. This dehydration—which can happen to any skin type—can cause itchiness, tightness, and dry ...

The internet is awash with scaremongering stories of all the ways these products could harm you. Claire Coleman separates fact from fiction with a myth-busting ...

A single test may tell you what your blood sugar is. But paired testing, done before and after meals or key activities, might help show what actually caused the change.

Home blood sugar testing has become efficient and nearly painless with the use of modern devices. Regular monitoring, guided by physicians, helps mana ...

Detecting diabetes might soon be as easy as breathing into a device, a new study says. An experimental breath test sorted out type 2 diabetes patients from healthy people, based on their exhalations, ...

If you’ve driven around Greensboro, you’ve probably seen the bright yellow signs advertising “CA$H 4 DIABETIC TEST STRIPS.” With the out-of-pocket cost for a ...

Are you anxiously awaiting the results of a pregnancy test? Determining whether a test strip is positive can be nerve-wracking, especially if you’re unfamiliar with how to interpret the results. While ...