Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

For years, people have assumed that as long as their fasting glucose levels, post-meal levels, and HbA1c look normal, they are a safe distance away from diabetes. But in clinical practice, an ...

Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis of a large Tübingen study shows that patients who bring their blood sugar levels back within ...

Fasting plasma glucose levels outside 80-94 mg/dL, male sex, older age, and abnormal body mass index (BMI) categories all contribute to diabetes development, with additive effects. Understanding the ...

An elevated blood glucose level one hour after the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) signals a critical metabolic state—even before prediabetes. Affected individuals respond particularly well to ...

One of the possible keys to controlling excessive glucose production by the liver in type 2 diabetes is a stress molecule called GDF15. Mice lacking this molecule show increased hepatic ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Blood sugar is typically higher in the morning because of a natural increase in hormone ...

Healthcare professionals typically consider a blood sugar level at or below 50 mg/dL to be dangerously low. This level may lead to coma or loss of consciousness. Someone with low blood sugar symptoms ...