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Optimal blood sugar management requires regular monitoring beyond fasting levels. Postprandial, HbA1c, and timely checks help prevent complications.

Missed a dose of diabetes meds? Stay calm! Act based on guidelines: adjust dose or consult doctor if needed.

This article talks about the relationship between purines and uric acid, the mechanism of gout, and five factors related to elevated blood uric acid.

Some medications used to treat common conditions can raise blood sugar levels; therefore, it is important to know them, because they can interfere with the treatment of pathologies such as diabetes. As a result, for a person suffering from diabetes it is vitally important to have good control of his condition, since hyperglycemia (that is, a high level of sugar in the blood) can cause serious health problems, such as kidney failure, cardiovascular disorders and diabetic retinopathy. Symptoms related to hyperglycemia usually never appear abruptly, but rather in a gradual form; for this reason, in some cases diabetic patients, not...