Understanding what causes type 2 diabetes is crucial. The chronic condition occurs when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or use it efficiently, leading to a buildup of glucose in the ...

Type 2 diabetes, linked to insulin resistance, affects a significant portion of the American population, many undiagnosed. Pre-diabetes, also caused by insulin resistance, often progresses to Type 2 ...

The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is that people with type 2 have a wider variety of treatment options.

Approximately 38.4 million Americans had been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2021 — but about three times that many are in danger of developing the disease, even if they don’t know it. Nearly 98 ...

About 1.9 million people in the United States have type 1 diabetes, including an estimated 244,000 kids and teens, according ...

People with type 2 diabetes usually have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer compared with people without type 2 diabetes. But that risk may depend on how long you’ve had type 2 diabetes. People who ...

Type 2 diabetes boosts the risk of infections like cellulitis. This higher risk may be due to several factors, such as the effects of diabetes on the immune system and the skin. Without treatment, ...

Successfully treating type 2 diabetes may involve focusing on brain neurons, rather than simply concentrating on obesity or insulin resistance, according to a new study. For several years, researchers ...