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What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? 

Peripheral neuropathy (damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord) results in pain, tingling, and numbness in your hands and feet. Diabetes is a common cause.

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What Is an A1C Test? 

An A1C test can diagnose diabetes and monitor blood sugar levels over several months. It can also identify prediabetes, which raises your risk for diabetes.

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Foods That Lower Blood Sugar 

Whether you have diabetes or not, keeping blood sugar in a healthy range is important. Learn about foods that lower blood sugar and include them in your meals.

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What Is Diabetes? 

Diabetes occurs when you can't make any or enough of the insulin your body needs to direct blood glucose to your cells. Here's what you should know.

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Diabetes Symptoms in Women 

Diabetes affects American women and men about equally. But, while many of the symptoms are the same, diabetes can affect women differently than men.

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Statins and Type 2 Diabetes 

If you have high cholesterol, taking statins can lower your risk of heart disease. But statins may promote diabetes. Get the facts to protect your health.

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How to Make the Right Carb Choices 

What is a carbohydrate? And why are some carbs good for your health and others bad for you? The answers lie in a food's balance of sugar and other nutrients.

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What Is Glycemic Load? 

What is glycemic load? Many alternatives have been developed to evaluate how foods affect blood sugar. Glycemic load might be a better way for diabetics to monitor blood sugar levels.

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How to Prevent Dementia  

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are marked by insulin resistance — and preventing or reversing insulin resistance may prevent dementia, including Alzheimer’s.

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What Is Diabetic Retinopathy? 

If blood sugar isn’t controlled, people with diabetes can develop diabetic retinopathy. This vision-robbing condition can cause blindness, if not treated early.

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Early Signs of Diabetes 

Learn the early signs of diabetes. Millions of Americans have diabetes and don’t know it, and tens of millions don't know that they have prediabetes.

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Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes? 

Can you reverse type 2 diabetes? Believe it or not, many doctors say that weight loss alone can do the trick. Here's how to reverse type 2 diabetes without bariatric surgery.