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Requiring fasting prior to lab tests may endanger some patients with diabetes by placing them at risk for hypoglycemia, new research indicates. Findings from surveys of over 350 patients were recently ...

Labcorp launched a first-of-its-kind, at-home diabetes risk testing kit. Labcorp is the only commercial lab to offer Weavr Health’s Velvet blood collection device, according to a May 16 news release.

Benjamin A. Steinberg, BA, Research Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Senior Medical Student, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, ...

Most people with diabetes should test their blood sugar (or blood glucose) levels regularly. Knowing the results lets you adjust your strategy for keeping the disease in check. Research shows that in ...

If you have diabetes or prediabetes, regularly monitoring your A1C blood sugar level is important for managing your condition and maintaining optimum health. A1C monitoring can also be used to ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens Healthineers announced today the global availability of its new Atellica CH Enzymatic Hemoglobin A1c (A1c_E) Assay to assist clinicians in diagnosing and ...

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects the metabolism of individuals. Diabetes is caused by the body’s inability to make insulin or make enough insulin. When there is inadequate insulin ...