Diabetes Medical Reference
- Diabetes and Your Skin
Skin problems are common among people with diabetes. Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatments of various skin conditions that can arise if blood sugars are not under control.
- How Is Diabetic Nerve Pain Treated?
Learn more about diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which is nerve pain caused by diabetes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Alternative Treatments for Diabetes Nerve Pain
Peripheral neuropathy is nerve pain that can be caused by diabetes but it might be eased with alternative treatments like acupuncture, mediation, hypnosis, and relaxation techniques.
- 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.
- Insulin Pumps
If you take insulin to manage your diabetes, find out if using an insulin pump is right for you.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Adjusting to Vision Loss
Get advice on how to move forward when you're losing your ability to see.
- Understanding Diabetes -- Prevention
You can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. WebMD explains.
- 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.
- Where to Find More Diabetes Resources
WebMD provides a list of useful resources for people with diabetes.
- 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.
- How Is Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosed?
WebMD explains the tests used to diagnose type 2 diabetes -- and the tests you should have if you've been diagnosed with diabetes.
- Men and Type 2 Diabetes
WebMD explains type 2 diabetes in men.
- 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.
- Insulin Resistance – What You Need to Know
Insulin resistance, 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.
- What Is 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.
- 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.
- What Causes Gestational Diabetes?
Gestational diabetes is a condition where your blood sugars are too high during pregnancy. Here's what you should know.
- 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 Blurred Vision
WebMD takes a look at some eye care guidelines for people with diabetes.
- 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.
- Hypoglycemia: When Your Blood Sugar Gets Too Low
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, a common problem in people with diabetes.
- Understanding Diabetes
Learn the basics about all types of diabetes from the experts at WebMD.
- Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
WebMD explains the link between diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Types, Symptoms, and Treatments
WebMD explains a common complication of diabetes -- neuropathy -- and how it can damage the nerves in your feet and legs.
- Diabetic Foot Care: Tips and Solutions
Proper foot care is critical for people with diabetes. WebMD experts offer tips for proper foot care.
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Do I Have It?
WebMD explains diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious condition that results from having high blood sugars for too long.
- 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.
- 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.
- Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot for Diabetes
WebMD provides a step-by-step guide on giving yourself insulin injections if you have diabetes.
- Blood Sugar Test: How and When to Get It Done
WebMD explains blood sugar testing and diabetes.
