Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body doesn’t make or use the hormone insulin properly. It causes too…
All people who have type 1 diabetes and some people who have type 2 diabetes need to take insulin to…
What you eat is closely connected to the amount of sugar in your blood. The right food choices will help…
Thrush is a yeast infection that occurs on your tongue and the lining of your mouth.
Oral diabetes medicines are medicines that you take by mouth to help control your blood sugar level.
People who have diabetes need to monitor their blood sugar regularly to make sure it isn’t too high or too…
Metabolic syndrome is the term used to describe a set of risk factors for heart disease. These include high blood…
Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that happens in people who have diabetes.
Gastroparesis is a medical condition resulting from damaged stomach nerves and muscles. It prevents your stomach from emptying properly.
It’s not easy for someone to hear that they have diabetes, but you can support your loved one by being…
Exercise carries additional risk for people with diabetes, but the associated benefits far outweigh the potential negatives.
People who have diabetes are more likely to get heart disease. That’s because their blood sugar level is often higher…
Routine tests during pregnancy help monitor the health of you and your baby.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) happens when your blood sugar is high and your insulin level is low. This imbalance in the…
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that affects people who have diabetes. This condition can cause blurry vision and progressive…
Diabetes insipidus is a hormone disorder that occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or doesn’t use…
Insulin resistance is a condition that can lead to pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Diet and lifestyle changes and prescription…
Prediabetes is when your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes.
High levels of sugar in the blood can damage tiny blood vessels in your kidneys. This can cause kidney disease,…