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 blood sugar sp...

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 naviga...

Staying on track with your diabetes management plan is vital to protecting your health. Maintaining a healthy diet, managing supplies, and monitoring blood glucose levels are all critical to posit...

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 thei...

An A1c test is a valuable tool to assess how your diabetes management plan is working. But if you are accustomed to seeing your blood sugar levels represented in mg/dL or mmol/L, A1c test results...

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, and it can be triggered by...

Diabetes and depression have a close and complex relationship. People with diabetes are two to three times more likely to experience depression than people without diabetes, and depression can inc...

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, yo...

Technology is quickly transforming daily blood glucose monitoring. For people living with diabetes, the introduction of glucose monitoring apps has opened the door to easier tracking and sharing o...