Julie Heverly describes one harrowing day when her glucose levels teetered between way too high and way too low and how she navigated this challenge.

The Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists 2021 conference covered the impacts of diabetes stigma, smart MDI therapies, insulin delivery by means other...

Kerri Morrone Sparling takes the next step: her path to CGM.

Do insulin pumps always pump the same? Read on to learn more about the “siphon effect.”

Abbott has just received approval for its blood-glucose monitoring strip for the Freestyle Lite. Beyond the fact that it’s easier to use, we're excited about it for...

Does how often you eat make your blood glucose worse? CDE Gary Scheiner explains…

A story of hope and inspiration, Not Dead Yet chronicles Phil Southerland’s life with diabetes and his time cycling with Team Type 1.

This article presciently reviews what we know about tight control - how many people with diabetes in the U.S. are getting there, and what it means for complications...

For people with diabetes, driving a car can be dangerous. According to a study of crash data from the United Kingdom, commercial truck drivers with diabetes had a three-...

In April 2006, Dr. Louis Monnier and colleagues published an article in JAMA that challenged the conventional wisdom about diabetes management and complications.

How can kids with diabetes most enjoy Halloween? Jim Hirsch shares his thoughts.

Telcare's cellular-enabled blood glucose meter will automatically upload a user's test results to an online portal. Though people with diabetes are urged to keep...

In October, Novo Nordisk announced that it had submitted its two new “next-generation” insulin products for approval in both the US and Europe (and Japan to follow soon...

Over the past several years, the use of GLP-1 drugs (such as Byetta and Victoza) together with basal insulins (such as Lantus and Levemir) as a treatment for type 2...

On January 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to Bydureon, a new drug for type 2 diabetes that is injected once a week. Approved last year in...

Recently, we were excited to hear that Sanofi/AgaMatrix have received FDA clearance for the iBGStar , the first blood glucose monitor that connects directly to an Apple...

Although most blood glucose meters are theoretically able to upload test results to a computer, the reality can be a frustrating, time-consuming process. Different...

Blood glucose monitoring meets Apple’s iPhone: our own Adam Brown test drives Sanofi/AgaMatrix’s new tiny smartphone glucose monitor, the iBGstar…

Adam discovers why sleep is critical to diabetes control.

Ever wondered if we have it better or worse than other countries? Dr. Dorothee Deiss reveals the state of diabetes care in Germany.