How often should you test your glucose and A1C? How do food, sleep and exercise affect blood sugar? Here’s what to know. Credit...Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; Photos by Getty Supported by By Nina ...

Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body struggles to manage blood sugar, and monitoring levels is key to staying ...

Men and women with raised blood sugar levels have 30-50% greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases even when these levels are below the threshold for diabetes, a new study has shown. The ...

Normal blood sugar levels are about 70-100 mg/dL. Your blood sugar will naturally fluctuate a bit throughout the day in response to food and other factors. However, it ideally stays within a set range ...

A normal fasting blood sugar level for someone between the ages of 50 and 60 is between 70 and 99 mg/dL. Blood sugar (glucose) targets for older people with diabetes tend to be different than for ...

The conversation around blood sugar has traditionally centered on diabetes management, with the assumption that those without the condition need not concern themselves with glucose levels. However, an ...

Nearly 98 million people in the United States over age 18 have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 38 percent of the U.S. adult population with higher-than ...

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Aging men aren't just battling time—they're up against rising blood sugar. New research reveals that subtle increases in metabolic markers like glucose have more influence on declining sexual health ...