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) ...

In type 2 diabetes, the body struggles to maintain normal glucose levels, and over time, persistently high blood sugar can ...

Hydration is key for people with diabetic kidney disease. Learn how much water to drink, why it matters for blood sugar and ...

The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that people with type 2 have a wider variety of treatment options.

Type 2, the most common form, develops when the body doesn't respond properly to insulin or doesn't make enough of it.

Stem cell therapy is an emerging treatment for type 2 diabetes. Although it’s not yet FDA-approved in the United States, it is a rapidly expanding and promising field of research. Stem cells are ...

Once known as “juvenile” diabetes, type 1 diabetes was long considered a childhood disease. Although the condition is often diagnosed in children and teenagers, it can develop at any age. Type 1 ...

Type 2 diabetes, linked to insulin resistance, affects a significant portion of the American population, many undiagnosed. Pre-diabetes, also caused by insulin resistance, often progresses to Type 2 ...