Medications that lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes can make it hard to lose weight. Fortunately, some newer anti-diabetes medications make weight loss easier. Endocrinologist Betul Hatipoglu, MD, offers suggestions.
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How to Protect Your Heart When You Have Prediabetes
Blood glucose levels that are even slightly high (prediabetes) can increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. Get tips for reducing those risks and protecting your heart.
What to Do When Diabetes Affects Your Sex Life
When diabetes leads to erectile dysfunction, it can be frustrating and stressful. Your doctor can help you uncover the causes of ED, and help you and your partner explore solutions.
Is 100 Percent Fruit Juice as Healthy as It Sounds?
You’re careful to drink only 100 percent fruit juice. Does it make a difference? Find the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our series, The Short Answer. Dietitian Hillary Sullivan, RDN, LD, answers this one.
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Is Your Job Putting You at Risk for Diabetes?
Working in a sedentary job can increase your risk of obesity, diabetes and other health problems. Find tips for creative, small and powerful changes in diet and exercise that can help.
Fearful of Insulin Injections? Your Top 5 Questions, Answered
If you’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, it’s not unusual to dread insulin injections. Learn how to make the process easy on yourself and how to avoid complications by following these tips.
How to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes: Cut Back on Meat
Studies show that eating meat — particularly processed meat — can increase your risk of getting diabetes. Learn more about plant-based alternatives.
Poor Diet Linked to Half of Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes Deaths
Most of us are aware that what we eat affects our health. But the results of a new study illustrates that fact vividly: Almost half of deaths in one year caused by heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes in a large group of Americans were linked with a poor diet.
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: 5 Tips for Cutting Your Risk
Diabetic cardiomyopathy accounts for more than half of all deaths among people with diabetes. Here’s what to know about prevention and treatment.
How Your Diabetes Can Mask Heart Disease — Or a Heart Attack
Nerve damage can dull the symptoms of heart attack in people with diabetes. Find out what to look for and how to be proactive about your heart health.