Diabetes

Diabetes

Preventing Diabetes Through Drugs

Are pharmaceuticals the answer to America’s diabetes problem?

Diabetes

Acid Reflux Drugs May Increase Diabetes Risk

Popular acid reflux drugs, called proton pump inhibitors, may increase risk for type 2 diabetes, especially with regular use for longer than two years.

Diabetes

Got Diabetes? Here’s How to Do a Better Job of Tracking Your Glucose

For decades, people with diabetes have relied on finger sticks to track their blood sugar. Continuous glucose monitoring is worth considering. Read on…

Prevention

The Secret Food Fix That Stops Diabetes

If you want to avoid diabetes, there’s more to it than choosing foods low in sugar and fat. Here’s how to attack the root cause…

Treatment

Seniors with Diabetes May Be in the “Danger Zone” and Not Know It

Older diabetics may have dangerously low blood sugar daily, says a recent study. Those with type 1 diabetes or anyone on insulin are at greatest risk.

Prevention

Negative Personality Traits Up Diabetes Risk

It’s not just excess weight and lack of exercise that raise your diabetes risk. Research now shows negativity also plays a role for certain women…

Medications

8 Ways to Save Money on Insulin

With no generic available, the cost of this lifesaving medication is skyrocketing. Here’s how to spend less without jeopardizing your health.

Complications

If You Have Diabetes, Do This to Live Up to 14 Years Longer

If you do this right, you can live up to 14 years longer by putting your heart attack and stroke risks on par with people without diabetes.

Treatment

The Diabetes Risk Factors That Aren’t On Your Radar

Managing diabetes takes an emotional toll. How you handle it can make a life-or-death difference

Medications

Diabetes Medications Linked to a Deadly Cancer

Drugs that stimulate insulin may cause other effects that snowball into a rare but deadly cancer.

Diabetes

Why Is Low Blood Sugar So Dangerous for People with Diabetes?

If you have diabetes, it's normal to have mild low blood sugar—hypoglycemia—sometimes. But severe hypoglycemia is dangerous. Here's how to prevent it.

Medications

Could You Lose Your Feet from Your Diabetes Drug?

Three popular diabetes drugs—the SGLT-2i drugs Farxiga, Invokana and Jardiance—may double risk for foot amputation. What’s your real risk?

Prevention

The New, Ultimate Diabetes Screening

Is it a crazy idea or the perfect preventive step? A monitoring system used by people with diabetes can reveal early warning signs in “healthy” people.

Treatment

Lower Your Blood Sugar Without Harming Your Heart

Blood-sugar lowering SGLT-2 inhibitor drugs—such as Farxiga, Invokana and Jardiance—treat diabetes and protect your heart at the same time.

Treatment

Keto Diet: Fighting Type 2 Diabetes with Fat

The ketogenic diet has promise for reversing diabetes, but it’s a challenge to stick with. This California health care provider has a solution.