Obesity and type 2 diabetes are complex metabolic disorders linked to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. Weight loss, a fundamental treatment for these conditions, has been shown to improve ...

Caring for a child with diabetes can feel overwhelming, but with knowledge, balance, and routine, it becomes manageable. This ...

A breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes treatment shows promise. Scientists in Sweden have successfully transplanted gene-edited ...

The Primary Oral Insulin Trial (POInT) investigates whether type 1 diabetes in at-risk children can be prevented through oral ...

Life with diabetes usually includes many injections of the blood sugar–controlling hormone insulin. Recent research investigating a once-weekly shot finds it might help lessen the burden a bit for ...

Dr. Robert Rizza answers the question: 'How Does Lack Of Activity Affect Risk?' — -- Question: How does a lack of physical activity affect my risk of developing diabetes? Answer: So what we've ...

According to the American Diabetes Association, “1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes and 40,000 people will be diagnosed with it this year. Type 1 diabetes occurs at every age, in people of ...

Over a third of Americans are either pre-diabetic or have full-blown diabetes. Too many don't know they have it, or ignore ...

Tens of millions of people with type 2 diabetes might actually be undermining their efforts to improve their health, with researchers demonstrating that the commonly prescribed metformin blocks the ...