Defending Your Home from Unwanted Intruders: Your Guide to Avoiding the Flu and COVID-19 This Holiday Season

Remember how 8-year-old Kevin McCallister used clever planning and resourcefulness to turn everyday items into traps that outsmarted those bumbling burglars and brought them to justice? This holiday season, we can channel our inner Kevin by defending our homes against flu and COVID-19 with antigen tests and other smart strategies.

Have a Heart Healthy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is almost here! It’s a day of great food, gratitude and family but if you’re managing high blood pressure (hypertension), the holiday’s rich, sodium-heavy meals can present some challenges. With a few mindful adjustments to your Thanksgiving menu and advance meal planning, however, you can enjoy the holiday without compromising your health.

Safe Sojourns: Antigen Tests, Holiday Travel and Peace of Mind

  For those with compromised immune systems, respiratory issues or heart conditions, the flu and COVID-19 can pose serious health threats. Learn about how antigen tests for the flu and COVID-19 protect you and your loved ones as you travel through large airports and on crowded buses.

Flu A vs. Flu B: What Parents Need to Know During School Season

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, with types A and B being the most common. Influenza A and B may seem similar, but understanding the differences between them can help you protect your children. Learn about Flu A and Flu B and provide the right care based on testing.

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