A blood test that estimates the quantity of sugar attached to your red blood cells. A1C provides an estimate of your average blood sugar level over the past two to three months (expressed as a ...

Managing diabetes and confronting diabetes stigma around the holidays can be especially challenging and stressful. Consider some simple adjustments – like making recipe swaps and incorporating time in ...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released their 2025 Standards of Care, which – for the first time – includes recommendations for CGM use in type 2 diabetes, the use of GLP-1 drugs for ...

Why is this study important? This study will evaluate the effects of different doses of MariTide, an experimental once monthly injectable medication, in people with type 2 diabetes. Early results from ...

People with diabetes are at higher risk for developing pneumonia due to impaired immune defenses caused by chronic high blood sugar levels. Vaccination against pneumonia and the flu, among others, is ...

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders reprimanded the FDA for failing to address the rising diabetes and obesity crisis with urgency and action. All parties agreed on the need to combat diabetes and obesity as ...

The amount of carbohydrates covered by one unit of insulin; a calculation used when counting carbohydrates in grams. Sometimes referred to as carb ratio, exchange ratio, ICR, or I:C ratio.

A slowly progressing form of autoimmune diabetes that occurs in adults. Sometimes misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Also referred to as type 1.5 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin and has trouble responding to insulin (insulin resistance). It is caused by a combination of factors including aging, ...

Hypoglycemia unawareness occurs when someone doesn’t perceive symptoms of hypoglycemia (such as shakiness, sweating, confusion, heart palpitations, weakness, and nausea) that typically occur when ...

A person’s share of healthcare expenses, such as a deductible, copay, or coinsurance, that are not covered by insurance.

The amount of insulin that has already been administered and is still active in the body at a given time. IOB helps track how much insulin is still working to lower blood glucose levels after an ...