To check your blood sugar levels at home, you can use a glucose meter or a continuous glucose monitor. Here's what you should know about both devices.
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One day in September, I stood in front of my open refrigerator, ravenous but unable to figure out what I should eat. I was worried that whatever I chose to eat would cause the new app on my phone to ...
ABC News' Becky Worley tried the Levels app to test her body's reaction to food. People with diabetes rely on blood glucose devices to monitor their blood sugar levels, but now people who do not have ...
There are some things you may not want to know about your body. For me, high on that list was seeing firsthand, in real time, how the food I eat affects my blood sugar. I have a sweet tooth and a deep ...
Over time, you notice your blood sugar levels landing outside the 70 to 140 mg/dL range. This can be a clue to insulin ...
A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology. Continuous glucose monitors, ...
Intense fatigue, night sweats, unexplained weight gain and extreme hunger. These were some of the sudden symptoms Lia Pinelli described to her doctor in August 2023. Since she was 46, her doctor said, ...
"I try to walk at least four or five times a week," says Freeman, who's a well-known potter in Alpine, Texas. "I also work about 20 hours in the studio." But in the past year or so, Freeman hasn't ...
Q: Why are healthy people who don’t have diabetes using continuous glucose monitors? Should I get one? Continuous glucose monitoring has become a major health fad among those who don’t have diabetes ...
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are coin-sized adhesive skin patches with a Bluetooth link to a smartphone that diabetes patients wear on their skin. Some Olympians, including Dutch marathon runner ...