Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven't been exactly sure how it works. A recent study suggests it works ...

Type 2 diabetes boosts the risk of infections like cellulitis. This higher risk may be due to several factors, such as the effects of diabetes on the immune system and the skin. Without treatment, ...

Diabetes affects the body’s ability to move sugar out of the bloodstream and into cells. Eating sugar when you have diabetes increases blood sugar and may cause headaches, difficulty concentrating, ...

Learning that you have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes can be overwhelming, even though both conditions are extremely common.

Adding to the growing body of research that proves our microbiome is a powerful ally in fighting disease, scientists have ...

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a once-weekly injectable medicine that helps people with type 2 diabetes keep their blood sugar under control. It also causes weight loss. If you’ve seen the dramatic effects ...

Giuliana Murfet receives funding from Diabetes Australia. Giuliana Murfet is the Chair of the Medical Education and Scientific Advisory Council for Diabetes Australia. ShanShan Lin does not work for, ...

For years, medical treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes have focused on the brain and gut. Drugs in the glucagon like ...

Ozempic (semaglutide) helps people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar if diet, exercise, and other diabetes medications haven’t worked. If you’ve just gotten a prescription for it, you might ...