The health reporter Kim Schewitz often feels tired, and hoped tracking her blood sugar levels using a continuous glucose ...

According to the CDC’s latest national report, approximately 34.2 million Americans live with diabetes, while another 88 million adults have prediabetes. Now more than ever, there’s a need for tools ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. February 9, 2021 Add ...

A normal fasting blood sugar level for someone between the ages of 50 and 60 is between 70 and 99 mg/dL. Blood sugar (glucose) targets for older people with diabetes tend to be different than for ...

You’ve used a blood glucose meter to help manage your diabetes. But now, your doctor may recommend a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) as another way of checking that your blood glucose (also called ...

The device itself is small, but the hype around it is big. Continuous glucose monitors are only about the size of a quarter, but the companies that sell them make huge claims about their health ...

Time in range, a new metric for people with diabetes, would have made no sense to those living with this disease 75 years ago because they rarely, if ever, knew what their blood sugar level was at a ...

Whether you’re shooting for Olympic gold or simply trying to get in shape, good nutrition is crucial to your success or failure. But here’s the complication: because we all respond uniquely to ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

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