According to the CDC, more than 38 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, a condition that's linked with high levels of ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Fasting plasma glucose levels outside 80-94 mg/dL, male sex, older age, and abnormal body mass index (BMI) categories all contribute to diabetes development, with additive effects. Understanding the ...

For most healthy women, optimal fasting insulin levels should be less than 25 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), ...

Even when blood sugar reports appear normal, the body may still show early warning signs that sugar control isn’t as stable as it seems. Blood sugar reports can sometimes be misleading. A person’s ...

Monitoring blood sugar and ketone levels can help prevent complications. In some cases, people may experience euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis. This refers to when a person has high ketone levels but ...

The average American consumes more than a pound of refined sugar a week. It sounds unbelievable until you realize that sugar goes by more than 50 names and is an ingredient in virtually all processed ...

For older adults with diabetes, there's more to consider than just controlling blood sugar levels. Controlling blood sugar levels has been an age-old marker of good health. And if you’re managing ...