Diabetes Medical Reference
- Diabetes and Your Feet
Peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes can be a big problem for your feet. Find out from the experts at WebMD how to prevent foot problems with proper foot care.
- How Is Diabetic Nerve Pain Treated?
Learn more about diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which is nerve pain caused by diabetes.
- Peripheral Neuropathy and Diabetes
Learn the risk factors and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage that is a common diabetes complication.
- Peripheral Neuropathy and Diabetes
If you have diabetes, you might also suffer from peripheral neuropathy -- pain in your legs and feet. WebMD tells you more about managing the pain with diet and exercise.
- Diabetes and Pregnancy
Managing a pregnancy if you have diabetes means carefully monitoring medications, diet, and your baby's size. WebMD explains how to keep yourself and your unborn baby healthy.
- How Do I Diagnose Diabetes?
WebMD explains the tests used to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes.
- Diabetes-Related Nerve Problems
WebMD examines neuropathy, nerve damage that is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes.
- Diabetes Skin Care Tips
Learn about common skin complications that affect people with diabetes -- and how to keep them at bay.
- The Truth About Sweets and Diabetes
Sweets are off-limits to people with diabetes, right? Get the facts from the experts on this and other diabetes myths.
- Dawn Phenomenon: Why Is My Blood Sugar High in the Morning?
Is your blood sugar a tick higher in the morning? Here's why you may be seeing larger numbers first thing.
- Types of Insulin for Diabetes Treatment
WebMD gives you the facts on the many forms of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- How Does a Continuous Glucose Monitor Work?
WebMD explains continuous glucose monitors for diabetes -- how they work and who might benefit from using one.
- Insulin Pumps
If you take insulin to manage your diabetes, find out if using an insulin pump is right for you.
- How Does Diabetes Affect Your Body?
Uncontrolled high blood sugar can lead to a host of diabetes complications. Find out from WebMD how to prevent them.
- Diabetes and Infection: How to Spot the Signs
Diabetes can hurt your body's ability to fight infection. Learn the warning signs.
- Adjusting to Vision Loss
Get advice on how to move forward when you're losing your ability to see.
- Eye Care for People With Diabetes
People with diabetes need to pay special attention to eye care. Follow these tips on reducing the risk of serious vision problems.
- Understanding Diabetes -- Diagnosis and Treatment
WebMD's comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
- Early Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes
How can you tell if you have diabetes? Symptoms can be so mild that you don't notice them. Learn how to recognize the early signs and symptoms of diabetes at WebMD.
- Understanding Diabetes -- Prevention
You can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. WebMD explains.
- Glossary of Diabetes Terms
Can't keep track of all the terms related to diabetes? WebMD provides a glossary that tells you what you need to know, from A to Z.
- Diabetes and a Healthy Diet
WebMD explains how a healthy type 2 diabetes diet and meal plan can make all the difference to a person struggling to keep blood sugar under control.
- Can You Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Changing lifestyle habits such as eating a healthier diet and increasing physical activity -- with or without weight loss -- goes a long way in type 2 diabetes prevention.
- Men and Type 2 Diabetes
WebMD explains type 2 diabetes in men.
- Blood Glucose Tests for Diabetes
WebMD explains the tests used to diagnose type 2 diabetes -- and the tests you should have if you've been diagnosed with diabetes.
- Where to Find More Diabetes Resources
WebMD provides a list of useful resources for people with diabetes.
- Insulin Resistance – What You Need to Know
Insulin resistance syndrome, or metabolic syndrome, increases your risk of diabetes and early heart disease. Find out more from WebMD.
- Prediabetes: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Prediabetes has no symptoms, yet is usually present before a person develops type 2 diabetes. Find out if you're at risk for prediabetes.
- Type 1 Diabetes
Learn the basics about type 1 diabetes from WebMD.
- Tips for Dining Out With Diabetes
If you have diabetes, read these tips for restaurant dining.
- How Is Gestational Diabetes Treated?
Learn how gestational diabetes is diagnosed and treated.
- What Causes Gestational Diabetes?
If you have risk factors for gestational diabetes - a condition where your blood sugars are too high -- your doctor will want you to take a glucose test. WebMD explains.
- Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Screening
All pregnant women should be screened for gestational diabetes. WebMD explains oral glucose tolerance testing and what the results mean.
- Diabetic Foot Problems
Problems with the feet and toes are a complication of diabetes. Learn about common types of diabetic foot problems and get tips on how to care for them.
- Skin Problems in Diabetes
Learn more from WebMD about the many common skin problems that can accompany diabetes.
- Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is diabetes that happens during pregnancy. Learn more about the causes, risks, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition at WebMD.
- Diabetes and Smoking
Smoking is a killer for people with diabetes. Here are tips on how to quit.
- Diabetes and Cholesterol Tests
Understand how cholesterol levels affect diabetes and why it is so important to check your cholesterol.
- Managing Stress With Diabetes
Can stress cause diabetes? Learn how stress impacts your risk of diabetes and explore tips to manage stress for better health.
- How Do I Manage My Blood Sugar When I’m Sick?
If you have diabetes and are sick with a cold, flu, or stomach bug, find out the steps to take to get well quickly and prevent complications.
- Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise is key to lifetime management of type 2 diabetes. Learn more about exercising the right way.
- The Link Between Stroke and Diabetes
Diabetes greatly increases the risk of stroke. Learn more from WebMD about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of stroke.
- Hemoglobin: A1C Test, Range, and Normal Levels
Find out why the hemoglobin A1c test (HbA1c) is so important for people with diabetes.
- Diabetic Foot Care: Tips and Solutions
Proper foot care is critical for people with diabetes. WebMD experts offer tips for proper foot care.
- Diabetes and Salt
WebMD offers tips for lowering the amount of salt we eat.
- The Facts About Carbs, Fiber, and Diabetes
Learn about carbohydrate counting and fiber intake for those with diabetes.
- Your Diabetes Care Team
If you have diabetes, learn from the experts at WebMD about the people that you should have on your diabetes care team.
- Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure. Find out more about diabetic neuropathy.
- Reading Food Labels When You Have Diabetes
Being able to read and understand food and nutrition labels is essential, especially for those with diabetes. WebMD explains how to interpret the Nutrition Facts label on your packaged foods.
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Do I Have It?
WebMD explains diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious condition that results from having high blood sugars for too long.