Type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance, which often develops over time, and is more likely for certain people. Here's what you should know.

An epidemic of Type 2 diabetes continues to plague the United States, leading to calls for reassessing how the disease is ...

When I receive questions about pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, it’s clear there is considerable confusion surrounding the underlying cause, which is insulin resistance, so let's start with some ...

More than 38 million Americans have diabetes and of them, up to 95% have type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the condition usually develops in ...

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic health condition that happens when your body stops using insulin properly and sugar builds up in your blood. Insulin, a hormone, helps move sugar (also known as glucose) ...

Diabetes mellitus is most commonly known as diabetes, which is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose or blood sugar. About 37.3 million people in the U.S. have a form of diabetes or about ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your pancreas does not produce insulin. Here's what you should know ...

Type 1.5 diabetes, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, is an autoimmune disease that mainly strikes individuals when they reach adulthood. The condition is similar to Type 2 diabetes in several ...

The International Diabetes Federation notes that people with type 5 diabetes usually have a body mass index below 19 and ...