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Around one in ten people in the United States have some form of diabetes. About 90% - 95% of those people have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs when a person’s pancreas stops producing enough insulin and their cells don’t effectively use the insulin that is produced. Here are nine early warning signs of type 2 diabetes. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it’s time to talk with your healthcare provider. Always Feeling Hungry People with...

Living with a chronic illness is hard on patients and their families. Managing a chronic condition is especially difficult when you must travel out of town to receive care from a specialist. The good news is, your local primary care provider can help cut down the number of trips to the specialist by coordinating with them to provide treatment. How Your Local Primary Care Provider Can Help Manage Your Chronic Condition Your primary care provider doesn’t replace...

Are minorities at a greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes even at a normal or healthy weight? A recent study suggests the answer is yes. Certain groups including African-Americans, Hispanics, and Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders are more likely to have type 2 diabetes at a normal weight. A whopping 18 percent of Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders at a normal weight develop type 2 diabetes while just 5 percent of Caucasians at a normal weight will develop the...