Type 2 diabetes can cause increased thirst and frequent urination. The kidneys can’t process excess glucose, so the body tries to replace lost fluids. The condition may lead to nerve damage, ...

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 ...

Reaching type 2 diabetes remission is a major milestone. Remission means maintaining a hemoglobin A1C status of below 6.5 percent for at least three months without taking any glucose-lowering ...

Researchers for over thirty years have been trying to unravel the mystery of how a key biological molecule self assembles into a rogue protein-like substance—amyloid—which is thought to play a role in ...

Experts often talk about the “burden” of a disease or illness. The word acts as a tidy container for all the unpleasantness people with that condition may experience—from their symptoms, to the cost ...

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...

Type 1.5 diabetes isn’t a myth. It shares features of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes — it develops in adults, like Type 2, ...

Diabetes' silent start, insulin resistance, often goes unnoticed. Experts highlight early signs like stubborn belly fat and post-meal energy crashes.

The Manhattan teacher hopes to inspire others with his journey and his struggle with Lyme disease and type 2 diabetes ...

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 ...