A new Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on how a class of diabetes drugs may protect the kidneys—not just by lowering blood sugar, but by triggering a molecular shift that dampens ...

At the most fundamental level, diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a metabolic disease of the retina. When excessive glucose is present in the blood stream—as is the case with poorly controlled type 1, type ...

Q. I have had several physicians trying to get me back on statins. There is no family history of heart disease.

Berberine can improve blood sugar control. Learn the role of berberine in lowering blood sugar levels and how long it takes for it to produce such a beneficial effect.

In a late-stage trial, an investigational GLP-1 pill from Eli Lilly helped diabetes patients lower their blood sugar and weight more than an oral version of Ozempic.

In a modest lab in Nigeria — powered more by passion than electricity — Dr. Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo is forging a vital link between traditional healing and modern medicine. His mission: to transform ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests that a large percentage of people with diabetes are unaware they have the disease. Justin Paget/Getty Images Researchers estimate that around 44% of people in ...

People with both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of death, but treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce that risk by around 26%, ...

There’s a cliché in the type 1 diabetes community that a cure has been “five years away” for as long as anyone can remember. For decades, patients have been told that researchers were on the verge of ...

Most people know there are two types of diabetes—type 1 and type 2. Knowing which one you have matters quite a lot for how you treat them. But what you may not know about is a lesser-known variation ...

When was the last time you had your blood sugar checked? It might be worth looking into, a new study says. Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, so they ...