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Low-carb diet may lower blood sugar in people with prediabetes

Approximately 37 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that occurs when the body doesn’t use insulin properly and can’t regulate blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes...

Scientists find an early sign of type 2 diabetes

Misfolded proinsulin—a protein the body normally processes into insulin—is an early sign of type 2 diabetes.

Cinnamon may improve blood sugar in people with prediabetes

It is estimated that nearly 90 million people in the United States have prediabetes, which occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal and often...

Two common diabetes drugs can spike heart attack risk

Two diabetes drugs—sulfonylureas and basal insulin—are commonly prescribed when metformin, a widely accepted initial type 2 diabetes treatment, doesn’t work alone or isn’t tolerated. But...

Stanford study finds drug that prevents kidney failure in diabetes

People with diabetes and kidney disease are at extremely high risk of kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and death. In a study from Stanford University,...

Scientists find diabetes-causing gene and how to control it

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Blood glucose is your main source of...

Why late-night eating leads to weight gain and diabetes?

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes.

Drinking milk at breakfast may lower blood sugar throughout the day

Scientists found that a change in breakfast routine may provide benefits for the management of type 2 diabetes.

At risk for diabetes? Cut the carbs, study shows

Approximately 37 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that occurs when the body doesn't use insulin properly and can't regulate blood sugar levels. Type 2...

Common diabetes drug may help reverse liver inflammation

The diabetes drug metformin — derived from a lilac plant that’s been used medicinally for more than a thousand years — has been prescribed...