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For years, metformin has been the go-to first-line oral medication for patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. But with the growing popularity and effectiveness of medications like semaglutide ...

Currently, there is no permanent cure for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. However, significant advancements in treatment allow people to effectively manage both types, and for many people with Type 2 ...

Stem cell therapy is an emerging treatment for type 2 diabetes. Although it’s not yet FDA-approved in the United States, it is a rapidly expanding and promising field of research. Stem cells are ...

Diabetes is one of the world's biggest health problems, an illness that doesn't have a cure. You can live with diabetes as long as you have the condition diagnosed as early as possible — and as long ...

Building on earlier studies showing its benefits for type 2 diabetes, a new study has revealed the experimental drug IC7Fc may also help prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol and reducing ...

Nearly 39 million American adults are currently living with diabetes, the latest data shows — and between 90% and 95% of those cases are type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, although it only makes up 5% ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Cases of type 2 diabetes are increasing so quickly that the CDC predicts 40% of Americans and more than half of all African-Americans and Latinos will develop it in their ...

Losing weight can help prevent or reverse type 2 diabetes. Even losing 3% to 5% of your body weight can help control diabetes. Increasing physical activity to 150 minutes a week is recommended. Having ...

Over the past few decades, doctors have noticed a sharp increase in type 2 diabetes among Black children and teenagers. Since type 2 diabetes is showing up earlier in life, it is leading to more ...