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More than 30 million Americans are living with Type 2 diabetes. Learn about Type 2 diabetes, signs and symptoms of the condition and get expert guidance on medication use, exercise, meal planning and more.

Dark Chocolate May Reduce Risk of Depression

Dark Chocolate May Reduce Risk of Depression

By Diane Fennell
Published August 8, 2019

People who eat dark chocolate are less likely experience symptoms of clinical depression, according to a new study published in the journal Depression & Anxiety…

Type 2 Diabetes: Mediterranean Diet May Delay Need for Medication

Type 2 Diabetes: Mediterranean Diet May Delay Need for Medication

By Diane Fennell
Published August 5, 2019

Eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil may delay the need for glucose-lowering medications in people with type 2 diabetes…

Type 2 Diabetes: 55% of Patients Globally Have NAFLD

Type 2 Diabetes: 55% of Patients Globally Have NAFLD

By Diane Fennell
Published August 1, 2019

Fifty-five percent of people worldwide who have type 2 diabetes also have NAFLD, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study…

Common Blood Test Could Predict Diabetes: Study

Common Blood Test Could Predict Diabetes: Study

By Diane Fennell
Published July 30, 2019

The random plasma gluocse (RPG) test may be able to predict which patients will develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study…

Vitamin D Pills May Slow Type 2 Diabetes Progression: Study

Vitamin D Pills May Slow Type 2 Diabetes Progression: Study

By Diane Fennell
Published July 26, 2019

Vitamin D supplementation may slow the progression of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in those newly diagnosed, according to a new study…

Heart Benefits of Diabetes Drugs May Not Extend to African-Americans

Heart Benefits of Diabetes Drugs May Not Extend to African-Americans

By Joseph Gustaitis
Published July 25, 2019

A new study indicates that the heart benefits of certain classes of diabetes drugs might not extend to African-Americans…

FDA Tentatively Approves Generic Farxiga

FDA Tentatively Approves Generic Farxiga

By Diane Fennell
Published July 22, 2019

The FDA has tentatively approved a marketing application from Sandoz for a generic version of the oral type 2 diabetes medication Farxiga…

Most Older Adults With Prediabetes Don’t Develop Diabetes

Most Older Adults With Prediabetes Don’t Develop Diabetes

By Diane Fennell
Published July 11, 2019

Most older adults with prediabetes do not develop diabetes, according to a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine…

“Alarming” Complications in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes

“Alarming” Complications in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes

By Joseph Gustaitis
Published July 11, 2019

Young people with type 2 diabetes are experiencing troubling complications at young ages, according to data from the TODAY2 trial…

Metformin May Substantially Reduce Dementia Risk in African-Americans

Metformin May Substantially Reduce Dementia Risk in African-Americans

By Diane Fennell
Published July 10, 2019

African-Americans older than 50 and treated with metformin had a much lower dementia risk than similar patients taking sulfonylureas, according to new research…

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