DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 74-year-old Chinese man with controlled hypertension, and I’m currently taking a statin at 10 mg. I am puzzled and confused with my recent tests results. They show that my ...

Measuring blood glucose levels is critical for maintaining optimal health and identifying sudden changes. Test strips are a ...

Caring for a baby is a full-time job, often causing new mothers to overlook their own health needs. This situation is exemplified by the low compliance with postpartum glucose screening among women ...

For many women, the syrupy orange drink given as part of a standard glucose challenge test late in the second trimester of pregnancy is easily forgotten, especially if the test results are normal. But ...

During pregnancy, high blood glucose levels mark gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes blood sugar goals are typically the same as those in people without the condition. After their initial blood ...

IT is routine for most clinicians to instruct patients to take a high-carbohydrate diet for three days before a glucose tolerance test. Even with careful dietary instructions many patients find the ...

SYDNEY, July 13 (Reuters) - Australian scientists say they have developed the "holy grail" of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. For ...

Nova Biomedical issued an urgent software correction for its StatStrip Glucose and Glucose/Ketone Hospital Meter Systems after it found a defect that could transmit incorrect glucose and ketone ...

This "secretory-reserve hypothesis" may be tested by examination of the plasma insulin response to ingested glucose in subjects with normal and abnormal results on the tests. Since the fractional rate ...

FARGO — A viral TikTok video about the glucola drink that's taken by pregnant women before undergoing a glucose tolerance test is wrong. Sanford Practitioners say this information is wrong. The test ...

One in 7 people with Type 2 diabetes may be needlessly testing their blood sugar at home several times a day, a U.S. study says. People with Type 2 diabetes don't need to test their blood at home if ...