It’s hard to think of a condition that exercise won’t help. It slows the growth of cancer, boosts HDL cholesterol and lowers LDLs that clog arteries and cause stroke. But is it as beneficial for type 2 diabetics? Doubly so… Just take a look at what it does for glucose and insulin control and heart attack risk…

When you pop a pill, like metformin, and expect everything to be okay… but end up with some unwanted side effects like muscle pain, trouble breathing, confusion, irritability, fatigue, dizziness and more, it might be time to think outside of the box…

It’s a scientific fact that chronic inflammation contributes to most major diseases… and type 2 diabetes is no different. And, it makes sense then that the same inflammation-fighting vitamin that reduces your risk of nearly every other disease, also takes a bite out of your diabetes risk…

You may be surprised to learn that drinking diet soda instead of regular, full-on sugar varieties has NOT been proven to help you lose weight. In fact, the latest research shows something much worse: “Fake sugars” actually change how your body processes fat and uses energy.

About 10 years ago my dad was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, after trying so hard to lose the weight that contributed to his diagnosis. Now, a study is giving us insight into why it’s so hard for some people with blood sugar problems to lose weight, and what to do about it…

You head down the grocery aisle to grab your favorite soda. but, before you do, think again. Those no-calorie, artificially sweetened sodas come with just as many health risks if not more than their sugary cousins. Here are the five biggest health risks you get in every glass…

There are natural ways to prevent type 2 diabetes in the first place and even ease problems, if you’ve been diagnosed. Even better, though, a six-year study reveals clues to how bacteria in your gut can reverse blood sugar problems.

If time and pain keep you from fitness, consider rebounding. There are so many built-in benefits, but three new studies help to showcase this exercise form’s vast benefits to health and wellness beyond a shadow of doubt…

Nobody wants to have foul-smelling breath. But gargling with mouthwash may not be such a great idea. In fact, in doing so you could greatly increase your risk for diabetes and do some cardiovascular harm as well. That’s because your mouth is home to a beneficial health-boosting compound you’re sending down the drain…

You probably know at least one person with diabetes… You might even be diabetic yourself. In fact, the incidence of diabetes in the U.S. is growing rapidly, with the disease effecting more than 30 million Americans. But, why is the number of people with blood sugar problems so high now?

Overweight, sedentary, a family history, age… These factors all add up to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. But that list is missing a very important item. You see, there is another risk factor that was previously unknown that could cause you to develop blood sugar problems right this very minute…

According to two new studies the key to quashing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes could lie in two things you probably already enjoy anyway – coffee and chocolate. Doing a double-take about now?