Diabetes test strips are an easy way to test your blood sugar, aka your glucose levels. This is important for people with diabetes. The strips work with glucose meters to “read” your blood sugar ...

Jose Martinez, MD, discusses the testing for early detection of diabetic retinopathy and the frequency at which these tests should be performed. Transcript Jose Martinez, MD: Diagnosing diabetic eye ...

Drive along any city street or rural highway and you might see a hand-lettered sign reading “We’ll Buy Your Test Strips,” followed by a phone number. The signs refer to diabetic test strips used to ...

Medicare covers blood sugar (glucose) test strips for people with diabetes under Part B (medical insurance) if you get them from a Medicare-approved supplier. You may need to meet certain criteria. If ...

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For many patients with type 1 diabetes, testing doesn't begin until their symptoms land them in the emergency room. But researchers at the University of Virginia are trying to see if a genetic test ...

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Your health care professional can diagnose diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes through blood tests. The blood tests show if your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Do not ...

Implementing targeted diabetes testing in dental settings for high-risk patients may be a feasible and largely accepted strategy to diagnose individuals sooner. The study was recently published in the ...

TUCSON- A $1.2 million grant from JDRF is helping to fund research at the University of Arizona to test an implantable ‘tea bag’ device that senses glucose levels and will automatically release ...

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips as a type of durable medical equipment (DME). After paying the annual Part B deductible, a person will only pay 20% of the cost of the test strips.