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Most of the 30 million patients with type 2 diabetes in the United States have used metformin during the early stages of their disease. It is an oral medication used as first-line drug for type 2 diabetes.  What is metformin? Metformin is a synthetic modification of a molecule from the herb Galega officinalis, which has been…

In my 16 years as a certified diabetes educator, I’ve worked with many people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and their families. There is much they don’t know about this complicated disease and much to be learned as we separate fact from fiction. Often, my patients blame themselves and feel guilt or shame with…

If you have been using or considering insulin therapy for your type 2 diabetes, you may have experienced sentiments of remorse or hopelessness, because you think the fact that you have to use insulin constitutes some kind of failure. Don’t. And here is why. Diabetes is a condition of insulin deficiency and it is progressive.…

In this time of COVID-19, what should people with type 2 diabetes be doing? If you have diabetes, then you are appropriately more concerned about your health than some others. Indeed, we know that patients with diabetes are prone to develop severe COVID-19 infections. Diabetes is a major risk factor for having severe infections whether…