According to the CDC, just over 1 in 10 US adults live with diabetes. What’s even more important is that more than 1 in 3 US ...

Gestational diabetes is a special type of diabetes that can affect pregnant women. The condition is defined as elevated blood ...

Learn about the current medication options for managing type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, including SGLT2 ...

Type 2 diabetes is the most common kind of diabetes. Lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise, genetics, and some medications can cause you to develop the condition. It’s sometimes called ...

Metformin is particularly effective for people with diabetes or prediabetes who have obesity and have difficulty managing their blood sugar through lifestyle changes alone. Metformin is a widely used ...

Jardiance (empagliflozin) is a medicine for type 2 diabetes approved by the FDA in 2014. It is approved to help lower blood sugar levels in adults and children with type 2 diabetes and to lower the ...

A new clinical trial from Eli Lilly and Company suggests its experimental triple hormone drug, retatrutide, could become one ...

Managing type 2 diabetes for years can take a toll on your mental health. Learn about the link between stress, A1C, and ...

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, ...

Medicines called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have changed how type 2 diabetes is treated. GLP-1 medicines, like Rybelsus (semaglutide), work by acting like the body’s natural GLP ...

When diabetes causes CKD, it’s sometimes called diabetic kidney disease. Elevated blood sugar levels that result from diabetes can damage the tiny blood vessels inside your kidneys. As a result, your ...

Many people with type 2 diabetes don’t identify as being disabled, but the condition is a protected disability under federal law. You have certain protections at work and in public places if you live ...