Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed by testing your blood glucose (sugar) levels. These tests, such as the fasting plasma glucose test and the A1C blood test, are usually done in a healthcare provider's ...

Q: I have just been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and am trying to figure out which medications I should take and what diet will help me reverse this. Help! -- Kevin D., Altoona, Illinois A: You're ...

Kelly Osbourne is in her third trimester of pregnancy and was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes, she told People magazine. Gestational diabetes refers to diabetes that a patient develops ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, you know it can take extra effort to keep your health on track. On top of handling the emotional reality that you have a life-altering condition, you’re tasked with the ...

Elena Flowers, PhD, RN, professor of physiological nursing at UC San Francisco’s School of Nursing is not your typical registered nurse. A research scientist with a doctorate from the School of ...

When Phyllisa Deroze was told she had diabetes in a Fayetteville, North Carolina, emergency department years ago, she was handed pamphlets with information on two types of the disease. One had ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) --An epidemic of Type 2 diabetes continues to plague the United States, leading to calls for reassessing how the disease is diagnosed and treated, experts told UPI. As many as ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the relationship between age at the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and mortality. T2D is a prevalent public ...

Type 2 diabetes is a progressive, chronic disease that prevents a person's body from properly using glucose (sugar). People with type 2 diabetes usually have insulin resistance and features of ...

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 ...