If lifestyle changes alone don’t allow you to meet your blood sugar and A1C goals, your doctor may prescribe medication. Here are some factors you and your doctor may consider when deciding ...

The A1C level test can give false or inaccurate results in some people. Doctors say your A1C level can be falsely elevated ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I take 1,000 mg of metformin in the morning and 1,000 mg at night, and my A1C level is 7.2%. I am 80 years ...

Treatment for T2D typically begins with oral antidiabetic agents and a reduction in glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c ... are two classes of oral drugs that are widely used and have robust ...

It lets you see how factors such as food, exercise, and medication affect your blood sugar levels. Keeping your blood sugar in your target range is the best way to manage diabetes and reduce ...

A hemoglobin A1C test measures what percentage of your ... Elizabeth Vaughan, associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Exercise — even just walking for 10 ...

C. Ronald Kahn, M.D. President and Director, Joslin Diabetes Center What is the A1c blood test? The hemoglobin A1C test is a measure of what we call long term glucose control. The way this works ...

Dr. Piotr Witkowski, director of the pancreatic and islet transplant program at the University of Chicago Transplant ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I take 1,000 mg of metformin in the morning and 1,000 mg at night, and my A1C level is 7.2%. I am 80 years ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I take 1,000 mg of metformin in the morning and 1,000 mg at night, and my A1C level is 7.2%. I am 80 years old. Is this dose too much? — Anon. ANSWER: A medicine is too much if it ...

November is National Diabetes Month, and the Food for Life plant-based nutrition and cooking class program is launching Wipe Out Diabetes to help people prevent, improve, and, in some cases, reverse ...

Recruitment for a Type 2 diabetes study in youth at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is underway, according to a release. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney ...