Understanding what causes type 2 diabetes is crucial. The chronic condition occurs when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or use it efficiently, leading to a buildup of glucose in the ...

Diabetes affects 37 million people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates another 96 million people – or 1 in 3 adults – have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes often have comorbid major depressive disorder, but the underlying neurobiological substrates are still poorly understood. The goal of this study was, therefore, to ...

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. A decades-long study shows how patterns in circulating metabolites, shaped by genes and ...

The actual cause of diabetes depends on the type of diabetes you have. To some extent, it’s not always clear to doctors what causes a patient’s diabetes. Some factors that increase your risk for ...

If you’re a caregiver and your kid has a chronic health problem, it’s understandably frustrating when it doesn’t have a clear cause. That’s the case with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition that ...

Diabetes mellitus is a condition that affects how the body regulates blood sugar. A person’s genetics can increase their likelihood of developing the condition. The term “diabetes” refers to a group ...