For millions of diabetics, performing finger-prick blood tests to monitor blood glucose levels is an unpleasant part of daily life. If a new glucose-monitoring adhesive skin patch reaches ...

A 15-center study of 175 patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes found that continuous glucose monitoring, compared to blood glucose meter monitoring, or finger pricking, significantly ...

Jerry Branham, a competitive shuffleboard player, is among the many diabetics who use continuous glucose monitoring to check their glucose levels instead of needing to do multiple finger sticks ...

Whereas traditional glucose monitors require patients to prick their finger for a drop of blood, this new device does away with much of the pain and inconvenience associated with this method.

The continuous monitoring devices provide glucose level monitoring, low glucose critical emergency alerts, and frequent finger pricks. Conclusion On the other hand, sensors have limited stability ...

The future holds a lot of promise for diabetics, not the least of which is because of the more advanced glucose monitors researchers have been creating. There's the Patch monitor, a band-like ...

Bloodless glucose monitoring: many have tried, none have succeeded. At least yet. There’s no question why the diabetes community would want to ditch the daily lancet and test-strip routine for a ...

However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission.After doing hundreds of finger sticks to manage gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy, I ...

Most of the 30 million Americans with diabetes use standard glucose meters, which require multiple finger pricks each day and only show current sugar level. More-accurate continuous glucose monitoring ...

Abbott beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by strong demand for its medical devices ...