Continuous glucose monitors were originally designed to help people with diabetes track and better manage their blood sugar (aka ‘blood glucose’). Nowadays, not everyone you see wearing one actually ...
ABC News' Becky Worley tried the Levels app to test her body's reaction to food. People with diabetes rely on blood glucose devices to monitor their blood sugar levels, but now people who do not have ...
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are coin-sized adhesive skin patches with a Bluetooth link to a smartphone that diabetes patients wear on their skin. Some Olympians, including Dutch marathon runner ...
Intense fatigue, night sweats, unexplained weight gain and extreme hunger. These were some of the sudden symptoms Lia Pinelli described to her doctor in August 2023. Since she was 46, her doctor said, ...
The recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of two over-the-counter (OTC) continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) — Dexcom’s Stelo and Abbott’s Lingo — has sparked interest in potentially ...
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, ...
Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...
Continuous glucose monitors are wearable devices that track your blood glucose levels 24 hours a day and provide real-time data on trends. CGMs use a sensor inserted into the skin and a transmitter to ...
It has never been easier to measure your blood sugar, and a growing number of businesses are eager to persuade you to use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). The CGM was originally designed for the ...
"I try to walk at least four or five times a week," says Freeman, who's a well-known potter in Alpine, Texas. "I also work about 20 hours in the studio." But in the past year or so, Freeman hasn't ...