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New ADA Guidelines for Blood Glucose Self-monitoring

Posted: Monday, January 07, 2013

The new ADA blood glucose self-monitoring recommendations do not prescribe how many tests should be done but rather focus on the individual situations in which testing should occur.

New ADA Guidelines Ease Blood Pressure Target

Posted: Monday, January 07, 2013

New guidelines from ADA include recommendations for a less stringent systolic blood-pressure target and greater individualization with regard to the frequency of blood glucose self-monitoring.

ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2013

Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2013

Updated evidence for diabetes care, including guidelines for self-monitoring glucose, new blood pressure targets, and other aspects of care, are presented in a major position statement from the American Diabetes Association.

First Possible Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved in Europe

Posted: Saturday, November 10, 2012

C8 MediSensors, Inc. has received Europe's CE Mark approval for its Optical Non-Invasive CGM System.

New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012

A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Free Screenings Can Show One in Four Has Hidden Prediabetes or Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011

Free screening by trained volunteers can pick up cases of dysglycemia and other diabetic conditions in the general population.

EASD: Elevated Glucose Appears Years before Diabetes Diagnosis

Posted: Monday, September 26, 2011

In patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, elevations in blood levels of glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) can be seen as much as 10 years prior to diagnosis.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Agree on Screening for Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

ACOG agrees on the approach to screening and diagnosis for GDM in the continued absence of an international consensus on whether the benefits of some screening approaches outweigh the costs.

Self-Monitoring Can Improve Glucose Control for Type 2's

Posted: Monday, August 29, 2011

When it comes to self-monitoring of blood glucose, it's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality of the testing.

New Technology Helps Patients Manage Diabetes

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011

An interactive computer software program appears to be effective in helping patients manage their Type 2 diabetes using their mobile phones, according to a new study.