Medical Xpress April 15, 2025
For many of the almost 40 million people in the U.S. who live with diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels multiple times a day can make the difference between good health and serious heart, kidney, nerve and eye problems.
A researcher at Northeastern University has developed a way to make it easier for more people to know their glucose levels simply by visiting their local pharmacist.
For more than 20 years, people who use insulin to control diabetes have had access to constant glucose monitors (CGMs)—small sensors worn on the upper arm that sends glucose readings to a smartphone. This approach replaces finger-poke blood tests and provides a steady stream of blood sugar readings that normally fluctuate through the day, says...
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