Hear+Now: Protecting Your Vision From Diabetic Retinopathy...Did you know that more than half of people living with diabetes will develop some form of retinopathy in their lifetime? While...reactionscomments
Is 25 Grams of Sugar Enough? Lessons from a One-Month Experiment...Sugar is so delicious, isn’t it? I mean, not straight up or anything, but mixed into things like chocolate chips, chocolate cake...reactions8comments
Medications for Diabetes...Controlling blood sugar levels helps manage type 2 diabetes (T2D). Having high blood sugar (glucose) can lead to health problems. A key...
Treatments for Diabetes...For people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), problems with insulin lead to high blood sugar. In some people with T2D, the pancreas...
Complementary and Integrative Health Practices for Diabetes...Many people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) use therapies outside of mainstream medicine. These treatments are called complementary and integrative health practices...
How Insulin Works...Insulin is a common treatment for people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This is because people with T2D slowly lose their...
Natural Treatment for Diabetes...Many people are interested in using natural treatments to help manage type 2 diabetes (T2D). Natural treatments include vitamins, herbal supplements, and...
Meglitinide Derivatives...Meglitinide derivatives are a class of drugs used to treat people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). They work by triggering cells in...
Sulfonylureas ...Sulfonylureas are a class of drugs used to treat people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). They work by triggering cells in the...
Biguanides (Metformin)...Biguanides are a class of drugs used to treat people with type 2 diabetes. These drugs work by reducing the amount of...
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs)...Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are drugs sometimes used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). They control blood sugar levels by improving how...
Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors...Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) are a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). They slow down your body’s absorption of...
Selective Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors...Selective sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a class of drugs approved to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). They lower blood sugar...
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 (DPP-4) Inhibitors...Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). They help lower blood sugar (glucose) by increasing...
Bile Acid Sequestrants (BASs)...Bile acid sequestrants (BASs) are drugs used to help lower cholesterol. But they can also lower blood sugar for people with type...
Amylin Analogs (Symlin)...Amylin analogs are a class of drugs approved to treat people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The drugs work by...
Ultra Long-Acting Insulin...Ultra long-acting insulin is a treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is used to control blood sugar. Ultra...
Combination Therapies...A single medicine for type 2 diabetes (T2D) may not lower blood sugar (glucose) levels. So your doctor may suggest a combination...
Dopamine Agonists (Cycloset)...Dopamine agonists are a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). They were first designed to treat other health...
Rapid-Acting Insulin...Rapid-acting insulin is a treatment option for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). It starts working within 15 minutes of injection and...