The 2025 National Veterans Day Poster Contest is still open. Each year, the VA and the Veterans Day National Committee ...

A normal fasting blood sugar level for someone between the ages of 50 and 60 is between 70 and 99 mg/dL. Blood sugar (glucose) targets for older people with diabetes tend to be different than for ...

Our new method allows us to go one step beyond cancer diagnosis by revealing which subtypes of pancreatic cancer cells make up a tumor. The more we know about which cells are present, the better ...

Living with type 2 diabetes often means cutting out or cutting back on foods and beverages that can affect sugar (glucose) levels in the blood. Your healthcare provider can best determine what's right ...

Whole apples only gradually increase blood sugar levels because they contain fiber. Apple juice may have more sugar and it doesn’t contain fiber, so it can be used to treat low blood sugar.

Having high blood sugar means you have elevated levels of glucose in your blood and could indicate prediabetes or diabetes. Glucose is a carbohydrate (simple sugar) used as primary fuel for vital ...

Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose-a widely used sugar substitute-increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a new USC study.