Diabetes Basics

Healthy pregnancies are possible whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. But if blood sugar isn’t well controlled, it could lead to difficulties for you and your baby. The key to a healthy preg...

If you're active in online diabetes forums and social media, you've probably come across prominent community members with a third type of diabetes. It's known as type 1.5 diabetes or LADA (which st...

Regular physical activity is essential to managing diabetes.1 Not only does it help your body use insulin more effectively — but the blood sugar-lowering benefits can last for hours after a workout...

Learn how to recognize and manage diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) to keep yourself healthy and safe. Table of contents What is diabetic ketoacidosis? What if your test shows that ketones are present? ...

Previously known as "juvenile diabetes," because it primarily affects children, we now know that type 1 diabetes can affect people at any age. Table of contents How does type 1 diabetes develop? L...

Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar levels, a troublesome situation triggered by a defect in insulin production or the body's im...

Blood Glucose is a type of sugar found in your bloodstream. Its primary function is to provide energy to all of the cells in your body. Derived from the ...

By far the most common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes affects more than 27 million Americans—many of whom don't even know they have it yet. Type 2 diabetes used to be called "adult onset" diabet...

Between checking your blood sugar, seeing your doctor, eating right, staying active and taking medications, living with diabetes can be a lot to deal with!But there’s one simple reminder for being ...