Check your pantry—these fiber-rich whole grains are versatile, filling and delicious. Reviewed by Dietitian Maria Laura Haddad-Garcia High-carb foods are often vilified when it comes to blood sugar ...

Could a molecule produced by gut bacteria reduce inflammation and increase insulin sensitivity? Image credit: AlexRaths/Getty Images Now, a study published in Nature highlights the anti-inflammatory ...

Not only are avocados a diabetes-friendly fruit but adding them to your diet has other health benefits, too. Their healthy ...

This story is sponsored by Health Utah. You're fat and tired. It's not insulin's fault. Insulin is just the messenger. When sugar levels are high in the bloodstream, insulin instructs body cells to ...

Alex Yampolsky, PharmD, is a pediatric clinical pharmacist at Elizabeth Seton Children’s center where he optimizes the comfort and care of his patients. Taking alpha-lipoic acid may improve blood ...

Adolescents who replaced just half an hour of sedentary behaviors, such as sitting on the couch or spending time at the computer, each day for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity or sleep may lower ...

The same chemical reaction that makes a piece of freshly toasted bread delicious also happens in our bodies, with far less appetizing consequences. We’re talking about the Maillard reaction, where ...

Researchers tested the drug on 40 adults with long-term type 1 diabetes in the Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes Managed with Metformin (INTIMET) study, giving half of them metformin and half a ...

Our bodies are designed to know how to digest food. For example, they break down carbs into glucose, the body's preferred energy source. The pancreas then makes the hormone insulin and releases it to ...