Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition. This means the body's immune system, which is meant to defend against dangerous invaders like viruses or bacteria, destroys the insulin-making beta cells of ...

Type 1 diabetes, sometimes called juvenile diabetes, is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting children and teens and has no known cure. Type 1 diabetes happens when the body cannot make ...

(WXYZ) — November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to talk about the disease that affects more than 38 million people across the United States ...

Test your knowledge and see how well you can distinguish type 1 from type 2 diabetes. It’s estimated that about 1 in 9 people of all ages in the United States had diabetes in 2021. But only about 1 in ...

Illness and stress hormones can cause your blood sugar to swing unpredictably, sometimes leading to dangerously high or low levels that can complicate your type 1 diabetes management. It’s important ...

Each November, we observe National Diabetes Month and engage in discussions surrounding prevention, management and the impact of this increasingly common autoimmune disease. Diabetes, both type 1 and ...