The latest trend in health and fitness tracking may sound familiar: wearing continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). Many people ...

Key TakeawaysContinuous glucose monitors might not be as accurate as previously thoughtThe monitors consistently overestimated blood sugar levels compared with finger prick testsThe monitors ...

A new study by researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) offers an alternative solution via a technique called photoacoustic ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common severe complication of diabetes, which develops when the body can't produce enough insulin.

New research has examined how accurate continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are in comparison to capillary blood glucose measurements (CBGMs). The study has found that CGM can overestimate both fasting ...

Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) are growing in popularity ... Originally designed to help people living with diabetes manage their blood sugar, these devices are now being used by the health ...

Continuous glucose monitors overestimated the blood sugar levels of non-diabetic people in a small study, calling into question how useful the buzzy devices are for the average person. Researchers ...

You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. When you eat carbohydrates, your body converts them into glucose for energy. Having too ...

Continuous glucose monitoring with low-glucose alerts in insulin-treated drivers with diabetes: A randomized crossover study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice , 2025; 222: 112074 DOI: 10. ...

For years, people with diabetes have used continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs, to track their blood sugar levels. Now they’re available over-the-counter without a prescription for anyone ...

But there is another option that does not involve drawing blood. A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is a small wearable device that uses a sensor to measure BGLs constantly, allowing for more ...