Learn how you can lower your heart disease risk when you have type 2 diabetes, including managing your A1C, blood pressure, cholesterol, and more.

More than 830 million people worldwide have diabetes—a chronic, debilitating disease. But experts say it’s possible to recover with a few proven lifestyle changes. Monitoring blood glucose levels is ...

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Some research suggests that vitamin C supplements may benefit people with type 2 diabetes, but more studies are needed to understand the effects and recommended dosage. Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is ...

A lack of exercise drives a good portion of the health problems faced by people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says.

People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before age 40 face a higher lifetime risk of heart and kidney problems, so may benefit from adding another type of medicine called a GLP-1 receptor agonist (such ...

Type 2 diabetes boosts the risk of infections like cellulitis. This higher risk may be due to several factors, such as the effects of diabetes on the immune system and the skin. Without treatment, ...

Your doctor has already warned you about major type 2 diabetes complications such as vision loss and kidney disease. But chronic high blood sugar can also have a number of frustrating lesser known ...

"Hidden hunger" -- low levels of essential vitamins or minerals -- is common among people with Type 2 diabetes, a new evidence review says. Overall, as many as 45% of Type 2 diabetics are suffering ...

Dear Doctors: I have Type 2 diabetes, and in the last year, I have had a problem with excessive itching of my feet. A nerve study showed I had good nerves to my feet, but there might be problems with ...

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. It can be diagnosed at any age and increases your risk of several other health problems. Farxiga (far-see-guh) is just one of the many prescription ...

The approval of medicines called “glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) agonists” has led to major changes in how type 2 diabetes is managed. These medicines work in a different way than other medicines used ...