Recent Type 2 Diabetes Articles

Insulin Resistance Causes and Symptoms

Sari Harrar

Insulin resistance is when cells in your muscles, body fat and liver start ignoring the signal that the hormone insulin is trying to send out: Ferry glucose out of the bloodstream and put it into our cells.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) and Hormone Health

Amy Hess-Fischl MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE

Endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, are chemicals that act the same as, block, or change the way that natural hormones act in the body. Learn more about EDCs and how you can avoid exposure to these chemicals.

t:flex™ Large Capacity Insulin Pump for Diabetes is Available

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the t:flex™ insulin pump for marketing. The pump, manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care, can store the largest amount of insulin (480 units) of any pump available in the United States.

Glyxambi Combination Treatment is Now Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

Glyxambi (empagliflozi/linagliptin) is now approved in addition to a healthy meal plan and physical activity, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes-related Foot and Ankle Problems

Nere Onosode DPM, AACFAS

EndocrineWeb spoke with Dr. Nere Onosode about diabetes-related foot and ankle problems. Dr. Onosode is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine and board-qualified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Here, he answers the many questions of interest to people with diabetes.

Tandem Diabetes Care Recalls Cartridge Lots: t:slim Insulin Pump

Tandem Diabetes Care announced that it is initiating a voluntary recall of specific lots of insulin cartridges that are used with the t:slim Insulin Pump. The affected cartridges may be at risk for leaking.

New study links BPA exposure to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

High levels of exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA as it is commonly known, may increase a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Researchers find link between gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes

African American women may be significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives if they experience gestational diabetes while they are pregnant, according to a new study from a team of Kaiser Permanente researchers.

Moving to better neighborhoods may help individuals lower their type 2 diabetes risk

Simply moving to a more prosperous community may help individuals significantly reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a new study out of the University of Chicago.

Neural stem cell transplants may improve type 1 diabetes treatments

Transplanting a patient's neural stem cells to their pancreas may be a viable treatment for type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from a team of Japanese researchers.