The device itself is small, but the hype around it is big. Continuous glucose monitors are only about the size of a quarter, but the companies that sell them make huge claims about their health ...

Monitoring of the body’s blood sugar is essential to the treatment of diabetes. But getting effective glucose readings has long been a challenge, according to UW Medicines Diabetes Institute professor ...

Sugar can lead to high blood sugar and contributes to the development of diabetes. Monitoring blood sugar is a crucial part of managing diabetes. You'll want the best device to regularly check your ...

Is there a benefit for healthy people to track their blood sugar? Measuring blood sugar has joined sleep and exercise tracking as wellness trends, with some longevity experts claiming that reducing ...

Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned ...

In recent years, diabetes management has undergone a remarkable transformation with the rise in continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). These devices present patients with an easier way to maintain ...

A new technology recently reported in Nature Metabolism utilizes signal localization to improve the accuracy of non-invasive glucose measurement (NIGM). Study: Non-invasive measurements of blood ...

A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology. Continuous glucose monitors, ...

One day in September, I stood in front of my open refrigerator, ravenous but unable to figure out what I should eat. I was worried that whatever I chose to eat would cause the new app on my phone to ...

Once I noticed the first, I saw them everywhere – a curious white disc stuck to the upper arm. People were wearing them at the gym, on the underground, in the office. An internet search told me they ...

A study that looks into the potential of future wearables to non-invasively measure blood glucose has brought promising results. Nature published the study, which involved the participation of 50 ...