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 ...

As a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), I often discuss the importance of blood sugar management. Healthcare providers routinely test blood sugar levels because high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) ...

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 ...

Getting a pregnancy test can sometimes feel intimidating. Maybe you aren't totally comfortable going to your local drugstore and buying a test, or you're worried somebody will see it if it comes ...

When HbA1c levels raise, many see it as a warning sign solely for diabetes. However, HbA1c isn’t a single reading, it shows ...

Curating a diet plan from a professional is definitely an interesting, and sometimes exciting, process. But did you know that ...

While it can affect your body differently when you have diabetes, sugar doesn’t have to be completely off the table.

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

At Tohoku University in Japan, a long-running health study has revealed a surprising new clue about life and death. The Ohasama Study, which has tracked local residents for more than four decades, now ...

I specialize in utilizing psychological testing, including personality, achievement, and intellectual testing, to assist in formulating a diagnosis and determining a course treatment. I have ...

WARNINGS ABOUT EATING TOO MUCH SUGAR HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, BUT MANY OF US FIND IT HARD TO SATISFY OUR SWEET TOOTH WITHOUT IT. CONSUMER REPORTS PUT SUGARS THAT CLAIM TO BE NATURAL AND POTENTIALLY ...