Type 2 Diabetes

Is a prediabetes diagnosis helpful or needlessly worrisome? This debate looks at both sides of the issue, including the benefits of medication and exercise.

Numbness in the feet is a symptom of neuropathy or nerve damage, one of the most common long-term complications of type 2 diabetes. Neuropathy is caused by poor blood sugar control that persists over a long period of time.

Antioxidants in dark chocolate help regulate blood sugar, which may explain the reduction in type 2 diabetes risk. No benefit was seen for milk chocolate.

A prediabetes diagnosis doesn’t mean you’ll definitely develop type 2 diabetes. Learn what the condition means, why it develops, and more.

Diabetes educators and dietitians share their secrets for building healthy, blood-sugar-friendly lunches for your type 2 diabetes that you can whip up with simple ingredients.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can increase your chance of developing type 2 diabetes. Learn you can improve your health and prevent diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is a disease of high blood sugar levels which is often related to diet and exercise habits. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment options through lifestyle changes and medications.

People with type 2 diabetes benefit from cutting back on carbs even when they don’t lose excess weight, a new study finds.

Many people living with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) are first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. For Phyllisa Deroze, this common mistake became life threatening.

There are many ways type 2 diabetes can make people feel fatigue, drowsiness, or exhaustion.

A large new study determined that processed meats, salty snacks, premade meals, and soda increase diabetes risk the most compared with other foods.

Advances in AI have allowed researchers to use a short audio clip to detect diabetes with 66 percent accuracy in women and 71 percent accuracy in men.

Metformin and GLP-1 drugs can complement each other for better results.

Frequently eating red meat may increase concentrations of heme iron in the body, and therefore the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Eating to manage diabetes is easy if you have good-tasting food. Choosing the right condiments and spices, and knowing what to avoid, makes all the difference.

Hypoglycemia symptoms include having anxiety, emotional instability, dizziness, and lightheadedness. Here’s a list with more signs to watch for.

BPA, found in plastics and can linings, disrupts hormones and reduces insulin sensitivity, potentially contributing to type 2 diabetes. Simple changes in food storage can reduce exposure.

KFF poll results suggest about 12 percent of adults in the U.S. have tried a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic to manage chronic health conditions.

Feel like your insulin just isn’t working the way it should? One or more of these factors could be foiling your best efforts.