Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Type 2 diabetes is a form of diabetes characterized by high blood sugar (glucose), insulin resistance, and a decrease in insulin production. For some ...

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In both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, many different medications can help you manage your condition. For both types of diabetes, medications can help keep your blood sugar levels in range. We've ...

A clinical trial for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, found that it improved blood sugar control in people with ...

While Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong diagnosis, many treatment options are available. We'll discuss lifestyle adjustments, common medications, and insulin.

However, there's new evidence out there that some medications for type 2 diabetes not only improve the blood sugar but can also reduce your risk of having cardiovascular events, ...

Is intermittent fasting appropriate for patients with diabetes? Experts discuss medication adjustments, hypoglycemia risks, ...

Type 2 diabetes medications offer many options to help manage your blood sugar (also known as blood glucose) and your condition. But sometimes a medication doesn’t get the job done, ...

Treatment of type 2 diabetes typically calls for a patient to monitor blood sugar and take medication or insulin, sometimes both. It's important to discuss a patient's goals when first looking ...

Often, patients with type 2 diabetes on second-line medication discontinue their therapy within a year, warn US researchers who highlight the need for new prescribing approaches.

The findings, from the RISE study, found that after 12 months of treatment with type 2 diabetes medication and three months off, the benefits disappeared in people with prediabetes. Learn more ...

For the study, researchers recruited more than 300 people in mainland China who’d had type 2 diabetes for less than six years. The people were recruited between June 2020 and January 2023.