According to the CDC’s latest national report, approximately 34.2 million Americans live with diabetes, while another 88 million adults have prediabetes. Now more than ever, there’s a need for tools ...

Fitbit users will soon be able to track blood sugar levels on the Fitbit app, a capability that could come in handy for users who have diabetes. The new free feature, called Blood Glucose Tracking, is ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. February 9, 2021 Add ...

A normal fasting blood sugar level for someone between the ages of 50 and 60 is between 70 and 99 mg/dL. Blood sugar (glucose) targets for older people with diabetes tend to be different than for ...

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 ...

Is there a benefit for healthy people to track their blood sugar? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Measuring blood sugar has joined ...

Type 2 diabetes is a long-term condition where your body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or can’t use the insulin it makes properly, causing blood sugar levels to rise. Keeping an eye on your ...

Blood glucose monitoring is an important part of managing diabetes. Seeing whether your numbers are up or down tells you whether your treatment is working and if you need to adjust your diet or change ...