Acetone may be best known as a sharp-smelling solvent found in nail polish remover, but inside your body it can tell an important story about health. In fact, the amount of acetone in your breath can ...

In early October, I learned I had developed diabetes. The news came in a blunt letter containing the results of a recent physical (yes, a snail-mail letter; my doctor is seriously old-school). “Dwight ...

These color-enhanced scanning electron microscope images show nanosheets resembling tiny rose petals. The nanosheets are key components of a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations ...

Dexcom announced that its G7 diabetes sensor can now link directly to a user’s Apple Watch, allowing them to track their glucose readings in real-time even if their iPhone isn’t nearby. According to ...

TOLOCHENAZ, SWITZERLAND - Medtronic, Inc. today announced the European launch of MiniMed® Duo(TM), the world's first two-in-one breakthrough that combines a glucose sensor and insulin infusion set ...

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) is one of the best stocks to buy for beginners now. On June 10, Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) announced a new agreement with Abbott to develop and ...

The invention of a “noninvasive” device that can measure blood glucose for people with diabetes with no need to poke the skin and draw blood has been the dream for decades. After all, why wouldn’t ...

A noninvasive sensor may measure glucose values by using dielectric spectroscopy to scan radiofrequencies, according to a speaker at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Annual Meeting.

Dr Sumsun Naher and Professor Aziz Rahman have received a Marie Curie Fellowship to develop a hybrid sensor for the detection of diabetes from exhaled breath. Diabetes is a chronic disease which ...

MiniMed is pitching the breadth of its portfolio as an advantage over more focused rivals such as Dexcom and Insulet.

U.S. researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears, and urine, and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require ...