You have lots of options to manage type 2 diabetes (also called type 2 diabetes mellitus). Food, exercise, and medication work together to bring your blood sugar (blood glucose) under control. Over ...

Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are not the same disease. Learn about the differences between the two and how each affects the body. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are both defined by high blood sugar ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, staying active is important. Exercise lowers your blood sugar. It also helps your cells use insulin, the hormone that helps your body process blood sugar. If you make ...

Many people with type 2 diabetes don’t identify as being disabled, but the condition is a protected disability under federal law. You have certain protections at work and in public places if you live ...

For decades, doctors and researchers believed that type 2 diabetes was a metabolic disorder. This type of disorder occurs when your body’s natural chemical processes don’t work properly. However, some ...

What is type 2 diabetes? The most common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when your blood sugar (also called blood glucose) is persistently elevated above the normal range over a long ...

Stephanie Yi, 29, had a body most women would kill for. She never had to work hard to maintain her long-limbed, flat-bellied frame—weekend hikes near her northern California home and lots of spinach ...

Most fad diets don’t live up to the hype, let alone serious scientific scrutiny. But intermittent fasting seems to be an exception. These plans involve going without caloric foods or drinks for an ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows that 3 months of intermittent fasting reversed type 2 diabetes in nearly half of the study’s participants. Jeff Wasserman/Stocksy In a recent study, researchers ...

Editor's note: Part one of a five-part USA TODAY series revealing why America hasn't solved its long struggle with Type 2 diabetes. For chef Robin Ray, newly married with young stepchildren, the ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Jessica Migala has been a health, fitness, and nutrition writer for almost 15 years. She has contributed to more than 40 print and digital publications, including Health and Runner's World. Jessica ...