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How Is Type 2 Diabetes Treated? What to Know if You’re Newly Diagnosed
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body doesn’t use insulin properly. This causes blood sugar levels to rise, which can...
Heather Grey

America's Favorite Sweetener May Have Hidden Cost, Scientists Warn
The words "calorie-free" may not seem very appealing after finding out that sugar substitutes can actually make you hungrier. Often,...
Lucy Notarantonio

Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Type 2 Diabetes
What Is It? When you have this disease, your body does a poor job turning the carbohydrates in food into energy. This causes sugar to...
Zilpah Sheikh, MD

Potatoes: What About Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and More?
There are so many ways we eat potatoes—baked, mashed, hashed, fried, scalloped, roasted, and more—but should we be eating them at all?...
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM

7 Tips for a Prediabetes Diet
Prediabetes is characterized by higher-than-normal fasting blood sugar or higher-than-normal blood sugar after eating. It’s most often...
Kristeen Cherney

What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a progressive, chronic disease that prevents a person's body from properly using glucose (sugar). People with type 2...
Barbie Cervoni, RD

How Long Does It Take to Reverse Prediabetes?
Depending on your plan and how consistent you are with it, prediabetes reversal can take anywhere from months to years. But reversal may...
Sarah Matysiak

Occasional Sweets Won’t Raise Cardiovascular Risk but Sugary Drinks Can, Study Finds
It’s well known that eating too much sugar is bad for health. However, a new study indicates that it may not just be the amount of sugar...
Nancy Schimelpfening, MS

Daily dose of dark chocolate may lower diabetes risk, study finds
Eating a few servings of dark chocolate each week has been found to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes . People who ate at least five...
Katie Kindelan
U.S. Ranks Third Globally for Diabetes, Men Most at Risk
Men continue to be more likely than women to be diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S., according to new data. In 1990, the rate of type 1...
Lisa O'Mary

8 Common Questions About Diabetes, Answered
Diabetes can have serious and life-threatening complications. Here’s what you need to know to lower your risk and get ahead of any...
Elizabeth Millard

Can Eating Rice Affect My Diabetes?
Rice is a carbohydrate-rich food and it is a staple in many cultural cuisines. Rice can be included as part of a healthy eating pattern...
Natalie Silver

How does sugar affect my mood?
If you’ve ever had a ‘sugar rush’, then you’ll know sugar can affect your mood – but why and how? Our nutritionist explains. We typically...
Kerry Torrens

The 3 Best Drinks to Manage Blood Sugar (and 2 to Avoid)
When you have diabetes , you know that part of managing your blood sugar means paying attention to what you eat. It’s just as important,...
Marygrace Taylor

8 Signs of Diabetes Every Older Adult Should Know
Could you have diabetes and not even know it? It happens more often than you think. Watch for these stealthy symptoms. Diabetes is a...
Christa Sgobba
How Do You Know If You Have Diabetes?
Early symptoms of diabetes include extreme thirst, a frequent need to pee, and unintentional weight loss. See a doctor for a diagnosis if...
Natalie Silver and Daniel Yetman

The Early Signs of Diabetes You Can’t Ignore
Nearly a quarter of Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed. Are you one of them? Daniel Cox had been studying diabetes for 40 years when...
Jerilyn Covert

Slideshow: The Truth About Sugar Addiction
Sugar Detox: Hype or Hope? A trendy sugar detox diet promises to end your craving for sweets and help you lose weight. But does it work?...
Shruthi N, MD
Is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible?
Treatment can cause type 2 diabetes to go into remission. But remission does not mean that diabetes has gone away. You’ll need to manage...
Mary Ellen Ellis

15 Ways To Naturally Lower Your Blood Sugar
Maintaining a healthy blood sugar level can help improve your mood and overall energy levels. In addition, chronically high blood sugar...
Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD
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