A finger stick has long been the gold standard for testing blood sugar levels for people living with diabetes. But, according to Richard Siegel, MD, an endocrinologist and a codirector of the diabetes ...

Think your HbA1c test is only for diabetics? Expert debunk five common myths about blood sugar, testing frequency, and ...

Checking blood sugars daily is an integral part of diabetes management. It allows individuals to monitor their glucose levels ...

Recent advancements in medical diagnostics have highlighted the potential of simple tests in predicting an individual’s risk for an early death. A straightforward blood sugar test, for instance, can ...

Beyond the myriad complications that come with diabetes, patients have to additionally put up with regular blood sugar testing – which involves either multiple pin pricks a day to draw blood or ...

For millions of people living with diabetes, a small sting is a part of their daily routine: a finger prick to draw a drop of blood required measure their glucose levels. 1 This painful but necessary ...

A Lancet Regional Health study warns that HbA1c, India's most used diabetes test, may misdiagnose or delay detection due to ...

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 ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...