When you eat foods that contain sugar or carbohydrates, your blood sugar levels tend to rise. To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your pancreas secretes insulin in ...

Many people with diabetes prefer an insulin pump to insulin injections. Here's how to know if it's right for you.

What is insulin regular used for? Insulin regular is commonly used to help lower blood sugar levels in people with either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Insulin regular may also be used for other ...

Managing type 2 diabetes requires more than just taking a pill. It is a daily commitment to keeping blood sugar levels in check, reducing long-term risks, and maintaining overall well-being. In recent ...

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are complex metabolic disorders linked to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. Weight loss, a fundamental treatment for these conditions, has been shown to improve ...

New research shows how zinc, pH levels and insulin work together to inhibit the buildup of protein clumps that contribute to Type 2 diabetes. An estimated 462 million people around the world suffer ...

Though insulin resistance and diabetes are not the same, they are related, and one can influence the other. Treatment may depend on what’s causing insulin resistance and if you’ve been diagnosed with ...

Life with diabetes usually includes many injections of the blood sugar–controlling hormone insulin. Recent research investigating a once-weekly shot finds it might help lessen the burden a bit for ...

Insulin expires about 28 days after it's opened, so it's important to store it properly and keep track of when you opened it to ensure effectiveness.

Diabetes affects 37 million people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates another 96 million people – or 1 in 3 adults – have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar ...

Stress may be silently raising your blood sugar Read ahead to know how it affects diabetes and what you can do to stop it ...