A continuous glucose monitor is a better option than pricking your finger daily. These wearable devices are stuck to your arm and connect to an app on your smartphone or Apple Watch to easily test ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For people with prediabetes, type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, monitoring blood glucose levels is a ...

Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) were once considered medical devices strictly meant for people living with diabetes.

In recent years, diabetes management has undergone a remarkable transformation with the rise in continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). These devices present patients with an easier way to maintain ...

As the health and fitness editor at CNN Underscored, I’m no stranger to testing wearables like running watches and Oura rings. So when I first heard about Lingo, Abbott’s continuous glucose monitor ...

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 ...

Fewer food cravings, sounder sleep, clearer skin - all because of stable blood sugar levels. A growing number of social media users are touting the benefits of blood sugar monitoring to avoid blood ...

One day in September, I stood in front of my open refrigerator, ravenous but unable to figure out what I should eat. I was worried that whatever I chose to eat would cause the new app on my phone to ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

A wearable biosensor developed by Washington State University researchers could improve wireless glucose monitoring for ...

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 ...

At the 18th International Diabetes Federation Congress (IDF) symposium on "Insulin Delivery Devices and Glucose Sensors," [1] Theodor Koschinsky, MD, University of Dusseldorf, Germany, discussed the ...