Blood glucose testing is a pain, literally. One has to stick their finger or in the case of alternate site testing, other tender areas on the body to extract a tiny blood sample. Nobody likes to do it. It isn’t fun. It is, however, the most important step to...

The Diabetic Shoppe was founded by registered pharmacist Mr. Robert L. Salmon, owner of Southern Discount Drugs of Charleston, Inc. Mr. Robert Salmon is a Mississippian, independent pharmacist, and entrepreneur in the Charleston area. The company started as a diabetic supply business that was officially founded in 1995. In...

Glucose is one of the most important sources of energy for our bodies. All the carbohydrates that we intake get broken down mostly into glucose. Our bodies release a hormone known as Insulin that plays a major role in regulating the amount of glucose in our blood stream. But...

Today, almost 21 million children and adults in the US have diabetes — including 9.7 million women — and almost one third of them do not know it. Diabetes can be especially hard on women. The burden of diabetes on women is unique, because the disease can affect both...