Diabetes describes a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels. Diabetes can be caused by the pancreas not producing insulin (type 1 diabetes) or by insulin resistance ...

In most cases, people with type 2 diabetes can drink alcohol in moderate amounts. As you may well know, living with type 2 diabetes often means cutting out or cutting back on foods and beverages that ...

Type 1 and 2 diabetes are common conditions, but other types of diabetes are less known. Despite different causes, the results are the same: your body cannot produce enough or properly use insulin to ...

Blood sugar spikes usually happen after you eat. Anyone can have a blood sugar spike, not just those with diabetes. A blood glucose meter lets you measure the amount of sugar in your blood.

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States 2 Department of Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ...

Doctors don’t know the exact cause of type 1 diabetes. Family history of type 1 diabetes is considered a risk factor. According to the American Diabetes Association: If a man has type 1 diabetes ...

Diabetic gastroparesis is a diabetes complication in which the stomach muscles stop working well or at all, slowing down how quickly food leaves your stomach to your intestine. It can make you ...