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DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 74-year-old Chinese man with controlled hypertension, and I’m currently taking a statin at 10 mg. I am puzzled and confused with my recent tests results. They show that my ...

Caring for a baby is a full-time job, often causing new mothers to overlook their own health needs. This situation is exemplified by the low compliance with postpartum glucose screening among women ...

What are the dietary recommendations for the three days preceding the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)? —G. Tadros, MD, Wilmington, Del. Many centers offering the OGTT recommend eating a balanced ...

Around 20–40% of the general population are estimated to have insulin resistance—a condition where insulin begins to be less effective in the body, and glucose regulation becomes more difficult.

Eun Lee, MDKey TakeawaysA fasting blood sugar test result under 99 mg/dL is considered normal, while 126 mg/dL or higher ...

Blood sugar tests measure the amount of glucose in your blood and help detect prediabetes, diabetes, and blood sugar ...

Q: I’m confused by the relationship between my blood glucose level and A1c. My blood glucose has crept up from 100 to 112 in one year after I started taking 40 mg of atorvastatin. My A1c level is 5.1 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m confused by the relationship between my blood glucose level and A1C. My blood glucose has crept up from 100 to 112 in one year after I started taking 40 mg of atorvastatin. My A1C ...