1 Most older people with so-called type 2 diabetes (糖尿病) could stop taking insulin (胰岛素) if they would do brisk (轻快的) exercise for 30 minutes just three times a week, according to new medical research results reported in a Copenhagen newspaper. Results from tests conducted on diabe...
As research continues to pinpoint insulin resistance as a major culprit behind Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), pharmaceutical manufacturers are striving to fill the pipeline with a slew of ...
About 90%-95% of all people with diabetes have this type. With type 2, your pancreas makes someinsulin— the hormone that helps your cells turn glucose (a type of sugar) from the food you eat into energy. In some people, your cells don't respond to this hormone as they should (a ...
What is type 2 diabetes? The cells in your body need insulin to change glucose, the sugar that comes from the food you eat, into energy you need to live. Without insulin, this sugar cannot get into your cells to do its work. It stays in your blood instead. Your blood sugar level th...
Diabetes mellitus involves how your body turns food into energy. Learn more about the different types of diabetes mellitus.
Short-Term Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia is low blood glucose (blood sugar). It is possible for your blood glucose to drop, especially if you’re taking insulin or a sulfonylurea drug (those make your body produce insulin throughout the day). With these medications,...
Type 2 diabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are too high. Learn about diabetes symptoms, treatments, and medications.
Weekly Insulin May Be as Effective as Once Daily for Type 2 Diabetes Samantha Anderer JAMA. 2024;332(17):1417. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.20116 Full Text Slow-acting basal insulin, typically injected daily, can help stabilize glucose levels between meals in individuals with diabetes. But results fr...
Patients suffering from type 2 diabetes may not benefit from taking both an oral glucose lowering drug (metformin) and insulin instead of insulin alone, a study published on bmj.com claims. The researchers say the combination leads to betterblood sugar control, less weight gain and less need fo...
Patients with type 2 diabetes who aren't on insulin and perform self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) show small but significant reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at 6 months but not at 12 months (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, systematic reviews and meta-analyses of disease-orie...