When I receive questions about pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, it’s clear there is considerable confusion surrounding the underlying cause, which is insulin resistance, so let's start with some ...

Nearly 4% of people in the US initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) between July 2016 and October 2024 were later reclassified as having type 1 diabetes (T1D), a new analysis of data from the ...

When someone is diagnosed with diabetes, it’s usually pretty simple which one they have — Type 1 or Type 2. The rate of diabetes has grown worldwide, having surpassed 800 million people a year ago. By ...

Once known as “juvenile” diabetes, type 1 diabetes was long considered a childhood disease. Although the condition is often diagnosed in children and teenagers, it can develop at any age. Type 1 ...

When you don’t have enough insulin, your body can’t distribute blood sugar properly. The resulting glucose buildup in your bloodstream can lead to several health complications, including chronic ...

Blockbuster GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are perhaps the most effective drugs ever developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity. And although they aren’t yet approved by the U.S. Food and ...

UC San Francisco scientists ushered in the era of type 1 diabetes prevention, nearly 40 years ago. Now, they’re working to solve the biggest challenges standing between patients and functional cures ...

Type 2 diabetes, linked to insulin resistance, affects a significant portion of the American population, many undiagnosed. Pre-diabetes, also caused by insulin resistance, often progresses to Type 2 ...