Diabetes home tests can help you track blood sugar levels throughout the month and complement tests done at the doctor’s office. Knowing when and how to use them can help you manage diabetes and ...

Fear of a having a low blood sugar crash dissuades many people with Type 1 diabetes from getting the exercise they need, a new study finds. However, people were more likely to engage in exercise ...

The Phase I/II clinical trial of the novel Cell Pouch System recruited 18-to-65-year-old type 1 diabetics who’d had the condition for more than five years and had a history of severe ...

What Is an Insulin Resistance Diet? When it comes to preventing diabetes, your diet can make a big difference. And if you already have the condition, a diet change may help you manage it better.

If you are one of the 38 million Americans living with diabetes, you could face higher rates or have trouble getting accepted for coverage. We researched 34 life insurance providers to identify ...

Diabetes is a chronic condition where the blood sugar level is too high. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, removes sugar from the blood and moves it into cells for the body to use. In ...

Consuming too much sugar is considered by some to be the ultimate marker for developing type 2 diabetes. Diabetes has various causes, including environmental, genetic, and metabolic factors.

What Is Type 2 Diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease that keeps your body from using insulin the way it should. People who are middle-aged or older are most likely to get this kind of ...

High A1C levels are a risk factor for diabetes and other complications. However, ideal and dangerous A1C levels can vary slightly between each individual. Lifestyle changes can help manage A1C levels.

A blood test measuring fats in serum could help predict if weight loss will be effective in helping a pre-diabetic patient manage blood sugar levels, according to a new study. Pre-diabetics are ...

Hundreds of people with type 1 diabetes, their families and healthcare professionals have chosen their most pressing research priorities for type 1 diabetes. The top ten priorities will help to guide ...

Image credit: Tanya Yatsenko/Stocksy. People who have type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing dementia. A recent study investigates how a diabetes medication may affect this risk.