Diabetes Features

Information on diabetes management with fingersticks vs CGM.

Choosing the right plan can simplify meals and help you stay on track with a diabetes-friendly diet.

Learn how diabetes puts you at risk for kidney disease, and what you can do to avoid it.

Diabetes ups your risk for kidney disease. Here’s how to avoid or slow down damage -- and get the best outcome if you’re already headed toward kidney failure.

What it's like to live with diabetic kidney disease and what you can do to prevent it.

Diabetes can quietly damage your kidneys over time. Learn the warning signs and find out how to prevent or slow kidney disease.

Are you making these common missteps in your diabetes management? Learn how to avoid diabetes mistakes.

Regular eye exams are crucial to look for diabetic retinopathy. One of the country’s leading eye specialists explains why.

Get a glimpse at day-to-day life with this condition.

Type 2 diabetes raises your odds of developing heart disease, as does prediabetes. If you’ve been diagnosed with either, start paying attention to your heart health now.

Just how much can lifestyle changes make a difference in your health, especially with a chronic illness? Learn how one man changed his lifestyle habits and turned his life around after learning he had type 2 diabetes.

Knowledge is key in managing your diabetes effectively. A diabetes educator shares what you need to know about sources of information -- and support.

Type 2 diabetes affects over 400 million people worldwide, but right now there’s no cure. Here’s the latest promising research.

Having type 2 diabetes doesn’t mean life is over -- it’s just different. See how one man made the changes for a healthy -- and happy -- life with the condition.

Type 2 diabetes is much more than just high blood sugar. Learn the many ways that this condition can damage your body -- and how your doctor can help you fight back.

Why people in minority groups may not trust the medical community, and how that impacts health care.

Learn about the ways racism within medical schools and the health care system results in poorer quality of health care for minorities.

Having people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds in clinical trials helps to ensure that treatments are safe and effective for everyone.

Learn about the impact of geography on the health care in minority communities, including issues like lack of access to medical care and lack of "walkable" neighborhoods.

Rates of chronic conditions in the U.S. are higher in minority groups than in white populations. Learn more about the social and systemic causes for these health inequities.

Research shows certain racial and ethnic groups are sometimes treated differently in health care settings. Learn more about why this happens.

Learn how lower health screening rates in minority communities is having an impact on health outcomes, and find out what some are doing to improve the situation.

Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.

When you have diabetes, your daily to-do list can seem overwhelming. Here are six things you can do to reduce or avoid burnout.