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…