You’ve probably heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 34 million Americans have diabetes — but the actual number might be ...

Type 2 inflammation is one way your body may respond if you have parasites. It mainly affects the lungs, airways, and skin. Medications are the main treatment options, and you may see several ...

Some people use the term “type 3 diabetes” to describe Alzheimer’s disease. However, official health organizations do not accept this term, and most doctors do not use it for diagnostic purposes.

A young woman is using a glucometer to test her blood sugar level Type 2 diabetes nearly killed Anthony Wilson before he had even been diagnosed. One morning in 2012, his wife Sheila woke up for work ...

People who have type 2 diabetes have an increased amount of sugar in their blood, also called blood glucose. Increased blood sugar happens when your body’s insulin doesn’t work as well as it should.

Jardiance (empagliflozin) is a medicine for type 2 diabetes approved by the FDA in 2014. It is approved to help lower blood sugar levels in adults and children with type 2 diabetes and to lower the ...