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share When you think of blood sugar monitoring, you probably think of diabetes management. But here's the twist: Even if you don't have diabetes, paying attention to your blood sugar …

Historically, checking your blood glucose (blood sugar) level required pricking your finger and dropping blood onto a test strip. People with diabetes may have had to do this multiple times …

June 15, 2024 by Holly Honderich, BBC News Getty Images Continuous glucose monitors have become a powerful tool for people with diabetes Blood glucose monitoring devices may soon be on …

Davies, M. J. et al. Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2022. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of …

You may have seen me wearing a small device on my upper arm in many of the photos on this website. That’s my Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), a tool that …

Underlying technology A brief history of CGM CGM is a wearable technology that allows users to track their blood sugar levels in real time. Historically, people with type 1 or …

The use of continuous blood sugar monitoring by people with type 1 diabetes was associated with a lower chance of developing diabetic retinopathy, according to a recent study. published inside …

Medscape “Making the invisible visible”: CGM provides insight into T2D. Several studies of continuous blood glucose monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes have shown improvements in clinical parameters. …3 …

○March 5, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) First over-the-counter continuous blood glucose monitor approved, for people who have type 2 diabetes but are not taking insulin to manage their …

Important points The FDA has granted marketing approval for the first OTC continuous glucose monitor. The wearable device, manufactured by Dexcom, is expected to hit the market this summer. This …