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Spotting Prediabetes in Obese Teens: A New Approach

December 30, 2025

Obesity in teens is a serious health concern. It often leads to prediabetes, a condition that can cause long-term health problems. Currently, doctors use tests like fasting glucose and HbA1c to detect prediabetes. However, these tests have limitations, especially when it comes to teenagers. A recen

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Keeping Sugar Levels in Check During Pregnancy

November 3, 2025

Pregnancy is a time when health matters more than ever. For some moms-to-be, gestational diabetes can complicate things. This condition affects how the body manages sugar levels. It's important to catch and handle it early. A recent study looked at two ways to monitor sugar levels. One is the usual

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Parkinson's and Blood Sugar Dips: What's the Link?

October 30, 2025

Parkinson's disease might be more than just a movement disorder. Recent findings hint that it could also mess with how the body handles sugar. This isn't just about diabetes, but also about low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. A study took a closer look at this, tracking blood sugar levels in Parkinson

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How Food Choices Impact Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes

October 20, 2025

Managing type 2 diabetes is a daily challenge. It's not just about taking medication. Food choices play a big role. A recent study looked at how continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can help. CGM tracks blood sugar levels in real time. This helps people see how their food affects them. The study rev

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Why Blood Sugar Monitoring Matters

May 9, 2025

Managing type 2 diabetes is no easy task. It can lead to serious health problems, such as heart issues, kidney failure, and even vision loss. That's why keeping track of blood sugar levels is so crucial. This is where continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) comes into play. These devices track blood sug

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Glucose Levels in Long-Term Care: A Hidden Challenge

April 16, 2025

In long-term care facilities, managing diabetes is a big deal. The usual advice is to avoid low blood sugar, known as hypoglycemia, and high blood sugar that causes symptoms. But is this enough? Continuous glucose monitoring, or CGM, is a tool that tracks blood sugar levels all day. It was used to

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How Technology and Culture Can Help Manage Diabetes

April 10, 2025

Latinos with type 2 diabetes often face unique challenges. Many do not use intensive insulin management. This makes it hard to keep blood sugar levels in check. There is a need for better solutions. Some researchers looked into how real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) can help. They

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Glucose Monitoring: A Critical Look at Hospital Dialysis

February 14, 2025

People with Type 1 diabetes face unique challenges, especially when they need hemodialysis in a hospital. One big question is how well continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems work for these patients. CGM devices are designed to track blood sugar levels in real-time, which is super important for

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Seeing Glucose in Action: How Nutrition Guides New CGM Users with Type 2 Diabetes

January 11, 2025

Eating right can make a big difference for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is a useful tool that helps them see how what they eat affects their blood sugar levels in real time. But what happens when people with T2D start using CGM with a focus on their diet? Th

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Monitoring Blood Sugar in Adults with Short Bowel Syndrome on Home IV Nutrition

November 24, 2024

Adults with short bowel syndrome often rely on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) for nourishment. One common issue they face is abnormal blood sugar levels, also known as dysglycemia. A recent study aimed to map out the 24-hour blood sugar profiles of these adults using continuous glucose monitors (CG