Measuring your blood sugar may be weirdly trendy, but it you’re one of the 30 million Americans with diabetes, it’s mostly a pain. A literal pain. People ...

U.S. regulators have approved the first continuous blood sugar monitor for diabetics that doesn't need backup finger prick tests. Current models require users to test a drop of blood twice daily ...

The FDA just approved a device that can monitor blood sugar without finger pricks. By Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer. 2017-09-28T19:42:00Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon ...

Risks from the blood glucose test are minimal and much less significant than the risks of not monitoring your blood sugar levels. You should never share needles or finger-stick devices for any reason.

What you need to know about continuous glucose monitors following the FDA's approval of the first over-the-counter device. (Getty Images) Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are about to become more ...

For those treated with insulin, checking blood sugar with a finger stick at home is an accepted practice for monitoring the effects of insulin therapy. However, the majority of type 2 diabetes ...

A continuous glucose monitor is a small device that sticks to your arm. Every few minutes it sends a signal to your phone estimating your blood sugar levels. But can it improve your health?

Apple has reportedly been developing a no-prick glucose monitor. The project to develop the monitoring system involving silicon photonics and optical absorption spectroscopy for blood sugar level ...

Apple declined to comment. The project has supposedly been in development for a long time. It began in 2010, when an ailing Steve Jobs had his company buy blood glucose monitoring startup RareLight.

Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic afflicting one in 11 people in the United States. For those treated with insulin, checking blood sugar with a finger stick at home is an accepted practice for ...