Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips as a type of durable medical equipment (DME). After paying the annual Part B deductible, a person will only pay 20% of the cost of the test strips.

Checking your blood sugar can feel like a major inconvenience—not to mention, if you’re using a finger-stick test, it can hurt, too. Yet, monitoring your glucose level is key for good diabetes ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A test that shows blood sugar levels over a span of several weeks is not only the best way to diagnose diabetes but also may be better at identifying who is at risk of getting ...

Revvity said Thursday it is collaborating with drugmaker Sanofi to develop a test for early-stage screening of Type 1 diabetes. The aim is to improve patient outcomes through intervention to prevent ...

OF ELK GROVE. DEIRDRE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT’S 717 NOW. TODAY MARKS WORLD DIABETES DAY, WHILE MORE THAN A THIRD OF ADULTS HAVE PRE DIABETES, 81% OF THOSE PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE NO IDEA. SO JOINING ME ...

How Is a CSF Glucose Test Done? The most common way to check the glucose in your cerebrospinal fluid is by performing a lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap. In some cases, your doctor can also ...

Prediabetes is a condition that develops before the onset of type 2 diabetes. Here's how to know if you're at risk and how to treat it.

People with diabetes have been urged to take extra caution during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have diabetes, you’ve likely heard that COVID-19 is generally considered to be more dangerous for people ...

Caring for a baby is a full-time job, often causing new mothers to overlook their own health needs. This situation is exemplified by the low compliance with postpartum glucose screening among women ...

Pregnant women in Southampton are set to be the first in the world to access remote-testing technology that enables screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) at home rather than in a clinic.