Getting to know what’s going on in your body can help you manage type 2 diabetes well. It’s a chronic condition in which your body doesn’t use insulin properly. This causes sugar to build up ...

Diabetes can damage skin, eyes, feet, kidneys, gums and teeth, brain It can cause nerve pain -- also called neuropathy-- as well as heart disease and high blood pressure The longer you have ...

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in which your body doesn’t make enough insulin, or doesn’t use it properly, leading to elevated blood sugar levels. Although you can develop type 2 ...

Your lifestyle choices are typically what trigger type 2 diabetes. Especially living with excess weight, not getting enough physical activity, and eating a lot of ultra-processed foods high in ...

A hormone called insulin controls blood sugar levels. Diabetes is when not enough insulin is produced, or the body’s cells do not respond to insulin properly leading to high blood sugar levels. There ...

Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than $325 billion each year. It’s now predicted that one in three children born since 2000 will develop the disease.

Many factors can affect your blood sugar levels. One of them is nutrition. Health's Type 2 Diabetes Advocate Alysse Dalessandro explains how food plays a part in her diabetes management.

You’ve probably seen recent claims online seed oils are “toxic” and cause inflammation, cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Medicare prescription drug coverage, such as stand-alone Part D plans and Medicare Advantage drug plans, provides comprehensive coverage for diabetes medications. Original Medicare (parts A and B ...