Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Diabetes is a common condition that affects about 38 million people in the United States ...

Most people think diabetes announces itself with obvious symptoms like extreme thirst, frequent urination, and dramatic weight loss. While these classic signs do occur, they typically appear when ...

See your doctor if you have these symptoms. Nov. 4, 2013— -- intro: Diabetes affects 24 million people in the U.S., but only 18 million know they have it. About 90 percent of those people have ...

A new study suggests that most diabetes cases actually go undiagnosed, especially in young adults. Discover the warning signs ...

In women with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches is not associated with a higher ...

In women with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches is not associated with a higher ...

"THE EYES ARE the window to the soul—and they’re also the window to the body,” says Douglas Wisner, MD, an ophthalmologist with WillsEye Hospital in Philadelphia. “The eyes are the only place in the ...

Elena Flowers, PhD, RN, professor of physiological nursing at UC San Francisco’s School of Nursing is not your typical registered nurse. A research scientist with a doctorate from the School of ...

If you notice your stool is light colored and floating, that's a sign of poor nutrient absorption because of a pancreas malfunction. "The enzymes your pancreas produces help you digest fats in your ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. About 1 in 3 young people who are 12 to 17 ...

Researchers identified almost two dozen previously unknown genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes by including ...