Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes can have a slow onset, and early symptoms can be confused with signs of stress, being overweight, or a poor diet. But the arsenal of tools to combat diabetes grows every year.

Type 2 Diabetes Journey

Not Just Living With, but Living Well With, Type 2 Diabetes

Here's a shocker: About a quarter of the 24 million Americans who have diabetes don't know it yet. Whether you're a newbie or a veteran, there is much more than medicine involved in the treatment of this disease.

Type 2 Diabetes News

Tight Blood Pressure Control Doesn’t Help All Diabetics: Study
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — Lower may not be better when it concerns blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetics who also have heart disease. New research finds that patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease did not have fewer strokes or heart attacks, and actually were more likely to die when [...]
Changes in Fat Cells May Pave Way for Type 2 Diabetes
TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — Cellular changes in fat tissue play a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. University of Cincinnati researchers found that these changes in fat cells — not the immune system, as previously thought — are linked to the “hyperinflammation” seen in obesity-related glucose intolerance [...]
Tight Blood Sugar Control in Older Diabetics May Not Reduce Heart Risk
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Intensive control of blood glucose levels does not reduce the odds of cardiovascular disease for those with long-term type 2 diabetes who are at risk of heart problems, as researchers have known. But it may have some other benefits, a new analysis suggests. Strict control of [...]
Insulin Pump With Blood Sugar Sensor May Improve on Injections
By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Type 1 diabetics who used an insulin pump and a sensor that continuously monitored their blood sugar levels had better control over their illness than people taking insulin injections, a large clinical trial finds. Researchers divided 485 people aged 7 to 70 into two groups. One group [...]
Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program Promising: Study
TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — A community-based diabetes prevention program helps people lose weight and lower blood sugar as effectively as individual counseling from health professionals, finds a new study. Participants in the Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes study were divided into two groups. Those in the lifestyle intervention program received six months of [...]