Balancing Blood Sugar and Sugary Sweets for a Happy Halloween

Halloween is a magical time for kids, full of costumes, trick-or-treating and, of course, candy. However, for people managing diabetes or those keeping an eye on their blood glucose levels, the season can be especially difficult. Learn how glucometers can protect anyone with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) during Halloween without compromising your blood sugar levels!

Halloween, the Flu and COVID-19: How to Keep Your Kids Safe with At-Home Testing

Flu and COVID-19 share many similar symptoms, such as fever, cough, fatigue and muscle aches, making it difficult to determine which virus might be affecting your child. Both can spread easily through close contact and Halloween gatherings or trick-or-treating may increase the risk of exposure. Learn about multi-detection antigen tests and how you can protect your children from the flu and COVID-19 as Halloween approaches.

Glucose Readings Looking Off? Here's What Might Have Happened...

When used correctly, blood glucose meters are usually accurate. As the meter and strips get older, they may be less correct. Consider these other factors that affect meter accuracy and how to resolve them.

Effects of Different Carbohydrates on Blood Glucose

When you eat a carbohydrate (these are starchy foods, whole grains, fruit, milk, yogurt, or food or drinks with added sugar), your blood sugars rise at different rates, and fall at different rates. How do different carbohydrates, and how do they affect my body? Let me show you!    

What is Hypoglycemia?

Troubleshooting your blood sugars: Reactive Hyperglycemia (Somoygi Effect)

How Many Times Can I Reuse Lancets?

Since glucometer lancets are so fine, they are also delicate. Each time they puncture the skin, they cause microscopic burrs and dents in the needle. Learn what happens when a lancet is reused.

Hemoglobin A1c and Estimated Average Glucose