Diabetes

Insulin plays an important role in many processes in the body, including helping glucose to enter the cells from the blood so that it can be used for energy. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, insulin resistance occurs when the cells in your liver, fat, and muscles do not […]

If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, no doubt you’ve been told to change your eating habits (more veggies, less sweets) and get more exercise. These actions were thought to control your diabetes but not to reverse it. But a paper published in The BMJ  says that Type 2 diabetes is indeed reversible for many Type […]

Here’s why one should pay attention to type 2 diabetes: it’s a sure bet that a person or someone they know either suffers from or is at risk of developing it. More than 30 million Americans have some form of diabetes, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the country, according to the […]