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, ...

Living with diabetes requires vigilance, education, and precise management techniques—but those needs differ dramatically depending on which form of the condition you have. Recent medical consensus ...

Diabetes affects 37 million people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates another 96 million people – or 1 in 3 adults – have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar ...

The word “diabetes” serves as an umbrella term covering conditions that share a common symptom—elevated blood sugar—but diverge significantly in their underlying mechanisms, progression patterns, and ...

Diabetes, a chronic condition affecting blood sugar regulation, impacts millions globally. Type 1, an autoimmune disorder, requires insulin therapy, while Type 2, more common, stems from insulin ...

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin. “Both adult and childhood-onset type 1 diabetes are due to autoimmune destruction of cells in the ...

A clinical trial found that metformin, a drug typically used for type 2 diabetes, reduced insulin requirements by around 12% ...

AN ‘advanced’ new calculator can predict your child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes within minutes. The free online tool ...

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 ...

Predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes is now cheaper and more accessible, thanks to a new tool based on research ...

When you don’t have enough insulin, your body can’t distribute blood sugar properly. The resulting glucose buildup in your bloodstream can lead to several health complications, including chronic ...

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 ...