These monitors are convenient and avoid the pain of constant finger pricks. There are some downsides to the system, but for ...

“Testing doesn’t have to be cruel,” she says. “By pricking the edges of your fingers, you reduce the pain significantly, making the process less of a chore and more of a routine.

Millions of diabetic patients who rely on invasive methods involving needle pricks to check their blood sugar levels may soon ...

The company claims the finger prick is 100% pain-free, and results should arrive online within 5 days. Unlike other test kits on the market, it offers a kit geared toward females too. In females ...

The most exciting thing that hopefully will arrive in the next five years or so are alternate ways to check your blood sugar, ways that avoid what can be a painful finger prick to determine what ...

When diabetics have to go through lengthy waiting periods without a CGM, they are forced to go back to the old-school method of pricking their fingers, which can lead to permanent nerve damage ...

A finger-prick blood test to diagnose the deadliest form of stroke might be twice as effective at spotting it than using a patient's symptoms alone. The test, which works similarly to a lateral ...

The monitors consistently reported elevated blood sugar levels two to four times more often than finger prick tests, which are the gold standard for blood glucose testing, researchers report.

Millions of diabetic patients who rely on invasive methods involving needle pricks to check their blood sugar levels may soon experience relief from pain. Researchers at the Indian Institute of ...