People of South Asian and African/African Caribbean ethnicity are more likely than those of European ethnicity to develop type 2 diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease complications of diabetes ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that results in hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) due to the body: Being ineffective at using the insulin it has produced; also known as ...

Experts often talk about the “burden” of a disease or illness. The word acts as a tidy container for all the unpleasantness people with that condition may experience—from their symptoms, to the cost ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows that 3 months of intermittent fasting reversed type 2 diabetes in nearly half of the study’s participants. Jeff Wasserman/Stocksy In a recent study, researchers ...

The research was commissioned by Abbott, which offers FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to help ...

More than 830 million people worldwide have diabetes—a chronic, debilitating disease. But experts say it’s possible to recover with a few proven lifestyle changes. Monitoring blood glucose levels is ...

Jessica Migala has been a health, fitness, and nutrition writer for almost 15 years. She has contributed to more than 40 print and digital publications, including Health and Runner's World. Jessica ...

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...

Some research suggests that vitamin C supplements may benefit people with type 2 diabetes, but more studies are needed to understand the effects and recommended dosage. Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is ...

Type 2 diabetes nearly killed Anthony Wilson before he had even been diagnosed. One morning in 2012, his wife Sheila woke up for work to see that her husband had dark circles under his eyes and his ...