Finding the perfect gift and seeing the excitement in someone’s eyes as they open it is one of the most rewarding feelings. Our guide to good gifts for someone with diabetes can help you pick out the perfect present and support your loved one.

November 14th is World Diabetes Day (WDD), and this year, the world is celebrating the 101st anniversary of the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best, a landmark development that transformed the daily lives of people with diabetes.

While each person’s specific blood sugar monitoring schedule is personal, checking blood sugar throughout the day is one of the best ways to ensure that your levels are in a safe target range. Blood glucose tends to peak after meals.

Self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) at home is an important tool for managing diabetes and preventing health complications. Medical professionals often recommend SMBG to help avoid...

Dealing with diabetes as a teenager can be hard, especially when you have to fit diabetes management into your school day. From finding the time to check your blood sugar between classes to...

Pricking your finger is part of daily life when you use a blood glucose monitor to manage diabetes. But despite the necessity, finger prick anxiety is common. After all, no one wants to prick their finger multiple times a day. Unfortunately, that anxiety can...

Blurry vision can be one of the most noticeable—and most distressing—signs of diabetes. But blurry vision is only one of several vision changes associated with diabetes...

Blood sugar changes throughout the day are normal. When these changes stay within a healthy range, they usually go unnoticed. But if your blood sugar is too low to fuel your body as it should, you may...

While the A1c reading is still the most common assessment of how well a person’s diabetes is being managed, it is not without limitations. Chief among them are the inability to represent sudden spikes in glucose levels (blood glucose excursions), lack of insight...

Checking blood glucose levels is crucial to the management of diabetes, and accuracy is key. Insulin dose administration, diet plans, and minimizing health risks all rely on accurate readings. While there are different ways to...