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.
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Diabetes Basics
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Diabetes Topics
- A1C Test 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
- Diabetic Eye Disease
- Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Financial Help for Diabetes Care
- Gestational Diabetes
- Insulin, Medicines, and Other Diabetes Treatments
Diabetes Discoveries & Practice Blog
Community Health & Outreach
Healthy Moments Radio
Listen to health tips from Dr. Rodgers in his weekly 1-minute episodes.
- Help Youth Who Have Diabetes Prevent or Delay Other Health Problems
- Developing a Plan for Youth Who Have Diabetes
- Youth Who Have Diabetes: It Takes a Team
Clinical Trials
Research Discoveries & News
- NIH funds first nationwide network to study rare forms of diabetes
- Artificial pancreas effectively controls type 1 diabetes in children age 6 and up
- First-ever research network tackles diabetic foot complications
- Beige is all the Rage: Drug Treatment Stimulates Beige Fat Formation Resulting in Metabolic Health Benefits in People with Obesity