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

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 [...]
Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Taking short breaks while exercising, or “intermittent” exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British study. The researchers also found that exercising in a low-oxygen (hypoxic) environment improves blood sugar control more than intermittent [...]
Pancreas May ‘Taste’ Fructose, Hinting at Links to Diabetes
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that the pancreas has sweet-taste receptors — like those found on the tongue — that can “taste” fructose. Fructose is a common ingredient in many foods and beverages. Nutrition experts have warned that Americans take in far too much fructose and the [...]
Metformin Preferred Drug for Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Say
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) – When it comes to the treatment of type 2 diabetes, the first line of defense is lifestyle changes such as losing weight and exercising more often. But, if those lifestyle changes don’t get blood sugar levels under control, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends the drug metformin [...]