Why self-test blood glucose levels?
Testing your blood sugar enables you to see how certain foods, activities, and situations may impact your blood glucose levels. It can also help you and your diabetes care team evaluate how effective, or ineffective, a new treatment routine or change in blood sugar medication is. For people who take insulin, [...]

As Tropical Storm Gustav moves toward the Gulf of Mexico and threatens to develop into a hurricane, Walgreens is offering Gulf Coast residents tips on refilling their prescription medications should they need to evacuate.
To help pharmacy patients prepare for any potential evacuations, Walgreens suggests the following:
1. If you evacuate, get to a safe location first [...]

A new-generation medication, Copaxone, was really working for her. After two decades of being in and out of hospitals, Garcia was taking steps to work again.
Her wallet, though, was in severe distress. Under her Medicare prescription plan, Garcia’s share of the expensive drug was $330 per month. All together, medications were taking a third of [...]