The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the country. It’s also one of the most expensive, costing the United States about ...
You might know diabetes has something to do with insulin and sugar. But none of it is sweet. Diabetes itself is not a deadly condition, but it can lead to other complications that can be. Limb loss is ...
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 ...
It’s estimated that 38.4 million Americans live with diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease, kidney disease and ...
Glucose, also commonly called blood sugar, is the main source of energy for the body. Diabetes is a disease where your blood sugar is too high. Your pancreas makes the hormone insulin, which helps ...
MODY is a form of monogenic diabetes that may not present any symptoms or could appear like type 1 or type 2 diabetes. This can also lead to misdiagnosis and treatments that don’t work effectively.
A new scientific paper has a name for a different type of diabetes: type 5 diabetes. This form was originally detected in 1955, but has a controversial past. Millions of people are likely impacted by ...
Between half and three-quarters of older adults are diagnosed with pre-diabetes. But what does it mean? And what should you do if you get such a diagnosis? Increasingly, many experts say older ...
While type 1 and type 2 diabetes typically occupy distinct places in healthcare, research is showing an increase of patients ...
The number of U.S. schoolchildren managing diabetes continues to rise, and experts predict more than a half million will have the chronic health disorder by 2060. That means educators and school ...
CURE spoke with an expert to learn what patients need to know about immunotherapy-induced diabetes. Among patients with cancer, treatment with immunotherapies — a type of drug that helps to activate ...