Understanding what causes type 2 diabetes is crucial. The chronic condition occurs when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or use it efficiently, leading to a buildup of glucose in the ...

Type 2 diabetes, linked to insulin resistance, affects a significant portion of the American population, many undiagnosed. Pre-diabetes, also caused by insulin resistance, often progresses to Type 2 ...

Approximately 38.4 million Americans had been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2021 — but about three times that many are in danger of developing the disease, even if they don’t know it. Nearly 98 ...

About 1.9 million people in the United States have type 1 diabetes, including an estimated 244,000 kids and teens, according ...

Diabetes affects every part of the body, causing symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, mood changes, and neuropathic pain, among others. These symptoms are not unique to diabetes: They are also common ...

People with type 2 diabetes usually have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer compared with people without type 2 diabetes. But that risk may depend on how long you’ve had type 2 diabetes. People who ...

When someone is diagnosed with diabetes, it’s usually pretty simple which one they have — Type 1 or Type 2. The rate of diabetes has grown worldwide, having surpassed 800 million people a year ago. By ...

Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact of this increasingly common autoimmune disease.