When you eat foods that contain sugar or carbohydrates, your blood sugar levels tend to rise. To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your pancreas secretes insulin in ...

Managing type 2 diabetes requires more than just taking a pill. It is a daily commitment to keeping blood sugar levels in check, reducing long-term risks, and maintaining overall well-being. In recent ...

Insulin therapy helps control blood sugar levels in diabetes. What type of insulin you take, how often you take it, and how it’s administered are all part of your individualized treatment plan. For ...

Life with diabetes usually includes many injections of the blood sugar–controlling hormone insulin. Recent research investigating a once-weekly shot finds it might help lessen the burden a bit for ...

Many people with diabetes prefer an insulin pump to insulin injections. Here's how to know if it's right for you.

On a “bad diabetes day,” as Sammie Delaney Young calls it, her blood sugar level goes on a rollercoaster ride, even when she’s doing everything right. Young, 25, is one of approximately 3 million ...

If you or someone you love is living with diabetes, you already know diabetes care is more than just a condition—it’s a daily ...

A low-fat vegan diet that doesn’t limit calories or carbohydrates could help people with type 1 diabetes reduce insulin use ...

Though insulin resistance and diabetes are not the same, they are related, and one can influence the other. Treatment may depend on what’s causing insulin resistance and if you’ve been diagnosed with ...

Explore how dairy and fiber-rich foods improve diabetes management by slowing blood sugar rise, supporting insulin, and ...

When the core set of symptoms are the same, how can you tell diabetes type 1.5, or LADA, apart from it's famous cousins?

Coffee is known for its many health benefits, but the caffeinated beverage can actually raise your blood sugar levels.