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Type 2 diabetes
In-Depth
Risk factors
- Diabetes risk self-assessment Diabetes risk self-assessment — Find out if you're at risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Metabolic syndrome Metabolic syndrome — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of conditions related to insulin resistance.
Symptoms
- Diabetes symptoms: When to consult your doctor Diabetes symptoms are often subtle. Pay attention to the clues your body's giving you.
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Tests and diagnosis
- A1C test A1C test — Overview covers definition, preparation, results of this diabetes blood test.
- Microalbumin test Microalbumin test — Overview covers definition, preparation and results of this urine test.
- Creatinine test Creatinine test — Overview covers definition, preparation, results of this common blood test.
- Glucose tolerance test Glucose tolerance test — Overview covers definition, preparation, results of this diabetes blood test.
- Eye exam Eye exam — Overview covers definition, what to expect and results of vision testing.
Complications
- Bone and joint problems associated with diabetes If you have diabetes, you're at increased risk of various bone and joint disorders.
- Pregnancy and diabetes: Is your body ready? Pregnancy and diabetes — Preconception planning can help you have a healthier pregnancy.
- Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet Amputation is a frightening concept. If you have diabetes, put foot care first.
- Obesity Obesity — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment and prevention of this serious health risk.
- Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment, prevention of this serious diabetes-related eye disease.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment and prevention of this serious diabetes complication.
- Diabetes care: 10 ways to avoid diabetes complications Diabetes care is a lifelong responsibility. Consider 10 strategies to prevent diabetes complications.
Treatments and drugs
- Insulin and weight gain: Keep the pounds off Insulin and weight gain often go hand in hand, but weight control is possible!
- Diabetes treatment: Using insulin to manage your blood sugar Understanding how insulin affects your blood sugar can help you better manage your condition.
- Intensive insulin therapy: Achieving tight blood sugar control Intensive insulin therapy can help prevent long-term diabetes complications. Consider the benefits.
- Diabetes treatment: Medications for type 2 diabetes Treatment for type 2 diabetes may include various medications to help control blood sugar.
- Insulin: Compare common options for insulin therapy Insulin comes in many types. Consider how each type affects your blood sugar.
- Intensive insulin therapy: Too risky for type 2 diabetes? A Mayo Clinic specialist answers questions about intensive insulin therapy and type 2 diabetes.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Diabetes management: How lifestyle, daily routine affect blood sugar Diabetes management requires awareness. Know what makes your blood sugar level rise and fall.
- Diabetes and dental care: Guide to a healthy mouth Diabetes can take a toll on your teeth and gums. Take prevention seriously.
- Diabetes and menopause: A twin challenge Diabetes and menopause — what to expect, how to stay in control.
- Reading food labels: Tips if you have diabetes Food labels can be an essential tool for diabetes meal planning.
- Diabetes nutrition: Including sweets in your meal plan Diabetes nutrition focuses on healthy foods, but sweets aren't necessarily off-limits.
- Diabetes nutrition: Eating out when you have diabetes Diabetes nutrition — Make restaurant meals a healthy part of your diabetes meal plan.
- Insulin and weight gain: Keep the pounds off Insulin and weight gain often go hand in hand, but weight control is possible!
- Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet Amputation is a frightening concept. If you have diabetes, put foot care first.
- Blood sugar monitoring: Why, when and how Blood sugar monitoring is an essential part of diabetes care. Consider the basics.
- Hypoglycemia and diabetes: How to treat low blood sugar Hypoglycemia — Find out what to do if your blood sugar is too low.
- Hyperglycemia and diabetes: What to watch out for Hyperglycemia — Find out what to do if your blood sugar level is too high.
- Diabetes and exercise: When to monitor your blood sugar Diabetes and exercise: Prevent problems by checking blood sugar before, during and after exercise.
- Diabetes diet: Create your healthy-eating plan Diabetes diet — A healthy-eating plan can help you keep your blood sugar under control.
- Exchange list: Starches Diabetes diet — Here's a list of starchy foods that equal one food exchange.
- Exchange list: Fruits Diabetes diet — Here's a list of fruits that equal one food exchange.
- Exchange list: Milk and yogurt Diabetes diet — Here's a guide to milk and yogurt food exchanges.
- Exchange list: Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates Diabetes diet — See how many food exchanges are in some favorite sweets and desserts.
- Exchange list: Nonstarchy vegetables Diabetes diet — Here's a list of vegetables that equal one food exchange.
- Exchange list: Meat and meat substitutes Diabetes diet — Here's a list of meats that equal one food exchange.
- Exchange list: Fats Diabetes diet — Here's a list of fats that equal one food exchange.
- Exchange list: Free foods Diabetes diet — Find out how free foods fit into the exchange system.
- Your diabetes diet: Exchange lists Is your diabetes diet based on the exchange system? Here's how it works.
Prevention
- Diabetes prevention: 5 tips for taking control Diabetes prevention is in your hands. Start by tweaking your lifestyle.
