WASHINGTON, D.C. — Diabetes patients who use certain TRUE METRIX blood glucose meters are being urged to review updated safety instructions after manufacturer ...

Diabetes is incredibly common. According to the American Diabetes Association, around 7 million people in the United States are undiagnosed, with 1 in 3 Americans at risk for developing type 2 ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As demand accelerates for simpler, more reliable remote patient monitoring solutions, Smart Meter, the leading supplier of cellular-enabled Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM ...

The wearables industry has solved the relatively easy stuff: step counting, sleep tracking, fitness coaching. It has also solved more complex things like detecting atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea.

Every year, millions of newborns — especially those born premature, underweight or sick — are at risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar that can lead to seizures, brain injury ...

Abbott Diabetes Care has warned of faulty glucose readings on some of its devices, potentially linked to seven deaths and hundreds more serious injuries. Some 3 million of the company's FreeStyle ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was transmitted to a person in a long-term care facility via shared blood glucose monitors, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. “Sharing ...

There’s no way around it—many of us consume far too much sugar. Though the maximum recommended daily amount of sugar is 9 teaspoons, most adults in the United States average a whopping 17 teaspoons ...

To hear some of them tell it, the companies selling continuous glucose monitors have stumbled upon a heretofore unknown quirk of human biology. Seemingly healthy people, many of these companies argue, ...

Medicare covers home-use glucometers under Original Medicare Part B’s durable medical equipment (DME) benefit. Medicare generally covers fingerstick monitors and FDA-approved continuous glucose ...

Higher cortisol levels can raise blood sugar levels. This can happen because of stress, sleep irregularities, caffeine and alcohol, certain medications, and even times of the day. You may experience ...