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

Type 1 Diabetes May Develop More Slowly Than Thought
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — Insulin production may continue for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. The findings add to growing evidence that the period of time for treatment after the onset of the disease is longer than previously believed, the Massachusetts General Hospital researchers said. “Traditionally, it was [...]
Kidney Damage Greatly Raises Diabetics’ Risk for Death
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of death than people without the disease, but a new study suggests that if they also have kidney damage their risk of dying is even greater. In an analysis of 22 studies, researchers from Brigham and Women’s [...]
Mexican-Americans’ Diets Suffer as They Abandon Traditional Foods: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) — Obesity becomes more common as successive generations of Mexican-American teens turn their backs on the eating habits of their native country, according to a new study. The analysis of nearly 2,300 Mexican-Americans aged 12 to 19 who took part in the 1999-2004 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found [...]
When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates. Researchers followed 94 children of diabetic mothers and 399 children of non-diabetic mothers from birth until age 13. It’s known that children of diabetic pregnancies are at increased risk for obesity. [...]
4 New Genes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) — Four new genes associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified by researchers, who also pinpointed six independent diabetes-associated gene variants at previously known locations on chromosomes. These findings, from an analysis of 50,000 genetic variants across 2,000 genes linked to heart and metabolic function, appear in the Feb. 9 [...]