While the foods you eat are one of the most powerful factors that influence your blood sugar levels, there are plenty of others as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Managing diabetes already brings stress from medications and long-term health risks. Regular glucose checks only add to the weight. Most people test with finger pricks or wear a patch that needs a ...

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 ...

Beyond the myriad complications that come with diabetes, patients have to additionally put up with regular blood sugar testing – which involves either multiple pin pricks a day to draw blood or ...

Abbott Diabetes Care said it had received reports of more than 700 injuries that may be associated with malfunctioning sensors. By Amanda Holpuch The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A new, noninvasive blood-glucose monitoring system may allow ...

Patients are being warned to stop using some glucose monitors made by Abbott Diabetes Care after the company found malfunctioning sensors may be linked to hundreds of adverse events and several deaths ...

“Patients should verify if their sensors are impacted and immediately discontinue use and dispose of the affected sensor (s),” the FDA said. “If undetected, incorrect low glucose readings over an ...

Abbott issued a medical device correction for some of its glucose sensors after internal testing found that some sensors may provide false low glucose readings. Hundreds of adverse events and seven ...

Abbott has launched an effort to replace some of its FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitors—following reports of hundreds of injuries and seven deaths worldwide—after some sensors showed they ...

Continuous glucose monitors — tiny sensors once reserved for people with diabetes — are now appearing on the arms of runners, nutrition enthusiasts, and wellness influencers. As the devices have ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have devised a battery powered by vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and glucose. Inspired by how human bodies break down glucose for energy using enzymes, the team ...