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 ...

At Tohoku University in Japan, a long-running health study has revealed a surprising new clue about life and death. The ...

A new position statement from the International Diabetes Federation advises using a 1-hour 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to improve identification of people at risk of developing type 2 ...

The FreeStyle Precision Pro system from Abbott allows providers to test blood glucose levels with individually-wrapped test strips, the company said. Blood glucose testing is a common test, and ...

For accurate results, you may need to fast for certain tests. This requires you to avoid certain foods and drinks. Learn more ...

Pregnancy can be a roller coaster of screenings, tests, and health check-ups to ensure you and the baby are happy and healthy. One of these routine prenatal checks is the pregnancy glucose test, which ...

A single test may tell you what your blood sugar is. But paired testing, done before and after key activities, might help show what actually caused the change. Many people living with diabetes ...

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 ...

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 ...

Blood glucose is not a fixed number. Understanding when to test could help make every reading more relevant and more useful in your daily life. For someone living with diabetes, blood sugar can change ...

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 ...