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 ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Obesity and untreated high blood pressure raise your risk of type 2 diabetes.Early ...

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 ...

A recent study has found that 7 hours and 18 minutes may be the optimal amount of sleep you need each night to lower your ...

Metformin is particularly effective for people with diabetes or prediabetes who have obesity and have difficulty managing their blood sugar through lifestyle changes alone. Metformin is a widely used ...

The most recent version of NG28, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) guidelines for managing type 2 diabetes in adults, has been released on February 18, 2026.

Type 2 diabetes is not an autoimmune condition, while type 1 diabetes is. Though new research suggests the immune system may ...

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 ...

Recent research suggests that type 2 diabetes may increase the risk for some cancers typically related to obesity. Image credit: Nata Segueza/Stocksy. For this study, researchers analyzed data from ...

Diabetes affects every part of the body, causing symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, mood changes, and neuropathic pain, among others. These symptoms are not unique to diabetes: They are also common ...

People who have type 2 diabetes have an increased amount of sugar in their blood, also called blood glucose. Increased blood sugar happens when your body’s insulin doesn’t work as well as it should.

Type 2 diabetes is not reversible, but it can go into remission, meaning your blood sugar levels return to normal without medication for at least three months. Some people can achieve this by ...