Blood Glucose

Patients with Type 1 diabetes must check their blood-glucose level and take insulin several times a day. ❋ Shirley S. Wang (2011)

Is a normal blood-glucose level the same for everyone? ❋ Unknown (2010)

People who have high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels, a family history of diabetes or are over age 45 also are at heightened risk and should ask their doctors about blood-glucose testing, Bergenstal says. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal Frequent blood-glucose testing has 'become everyday life,' says Alexis Cornwell. ❋ Shirley S. Wang (2011)

See our tips on managing diabetes and our Ratings of blood-glucose monitors for subscribers. ❋ Unknown (2011)

She feels frustrated at times, such as when she wants to go out to eat with friends and has to bring along her blood-glucose meter and insulin. ❋ Shirley S. Wang (2011)

The ruling, which upheld an Abbott patent for blood-glucose test strips that had been challenged by Becton Dickinson, raised the standard for proving inequitable conduct. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

The TheraSense ruling, which upheld an Abbott patent for blood-glucose test strips that had been challenged by Becton Dickinson, raised the standard for proving inequitable conduct. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Diabetes affects about 26 million Americans and is characterized by high blood-glucose levels caused by the body's inability to either make or properly use insulin. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2011)

According to a notice posted online by J&J's LifeScan business last month, the products were made to resemble OneTouch Ultra blood-glucose test strips. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Getty Images Of the 506 patients at a Manhattan dental clinic who were given blood-glucose tests, 21 were potentially diabetic and 161 were prediabetic. ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

Read about our Best Buy Drugs for diabetes and our Ratings of blood-glucose monitors (available to subscribers). — ❋ Unknown (2010)

People with diabetes know how important it can be to monitor their blood-glucose levels. ❋ Unknown (2010)