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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Children and teens with type 2 diabetes are more likely to receive insulin than newer GLP-1 receptor agonists, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. Current guidelines from the American ...

Type 2 diabetes is not an autoimmune condition, while type 1 diabetes is. Though new research suggests the immune system may ...

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 ...

Recent research suggests that type 2 diabetes may increase the risk for some cancers typically related to obesity. Image credit: Nata Segueza/Stocksy. For this study, researchers analyzed data from ...

Diabetes affects 37 million people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates another 96 million people – or 1 in 3 adults – have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar ...

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 ...

Living with type 2 diabetes may double the risk of developing the potentially life-threatening condition sepsis. Men and those younger than 60 are particularly susceptible, according to a long-term ...

People who have type 2 diabetes have an increased amount of sugar in their blood, also called blood glucose. Increased blood sugar happens when your body’s insulin doesn’t work as well as it should.

Type 2 diabetes is not reversible, but it can go into remission, meaning your blood sugar levels return to normal without medication for at least three months. Some people can achieve this by ...