Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause health problems, such as heart disease, nerve damage, eye problems, and kidney disease. You can take steps to prevent diabetes or manage it.
An estimated 30.3 million people in the United States, or 9.4 percent of the population, have diabetes. About one in four people with diabetes don’t know they have the disease. An estimated 84.1 million Americans aged 18 years or older have prediabetes.
Many areas of the body can be affected by diabetes. Learn about diabetes health problems.
Featured Topics
Diabetes Basics
Statistics
Diabetes Topics
- A1C Test and Diabetes
- Carbohydrate Counting and Diabetes
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- Diabetes and Foot Problems
- Diabetes and Pregnancy
- Diabetes and Sexual and Urologic Problems
- Diabetes Diet, Eating, and Physical Activity
- Diabetes, Gum Disease, and Other Dental Problems
- Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke
- Diabetes Tests and Diagnosis
- Diabetes Tests for People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Descent
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Financial Help for Diabetes Care
- Gestational Diabetes
- Insulin, Medicines, and Other Diabetes Treatments
National Diabetes Education Program
Now on the Diabetes Discoveries & Practice Blog:
The Long-Term Effect of High Blood Glucose During Pregnancy
Healthy Moments Radio
Listen to health tips from Dr. Rodgers in his weekly 1-minute episodes.
- Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Stay at a Healthy Weight
- Preventing Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetes and Depression
Clinical Trials
Research Discoveries & News
- High blood sugar during pregnancy ups risk of mother’s type 2 diabetes, child’s obesity
- NIH study finds no significant link between brain injury and IV fluid treatment of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
- Women with pregnancy-related diabetes may be at risk for chronic kidney disease
- Islet transplantation improves quality of life for people with hard-to-control type 1 diabetes