Diet and exercise can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, but that weight loss may not translate into a lower risk of heart problems.

A study shows that consumption of whole fruits helps reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes while consumption of fruit juice increased the risk.

This traditional beverage has many health benefits, including a possible blood sugar lowering effect.

Cinnamon might improve not only the taste of apple pie and oatmeal but also the health of people with diabetes.

The evidence that suggests that breakfast is a meal not-to-be-skipped is overwhelming.

Children can feed Jerry the Bear, regulate his insulin, prick his fingers and even play games via the large screen on his chest.

Dietitians weigh in on counting net carbs: A useful dieting tool or just another food fad?

Few children who become obese are able to lose and keep off weight with diet and exercise alone.

Following a Mediterranean diet may help prevent diabetes in people who are at risk for heart disease.

U.S. News and World Report dishes the dirt on the best diets of the year.

New study finds that pumping iron can cut a woman's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by up to one-third.

New video shows how sugar effects the brain like alcohol, nicotine and heroin.

Between Ceylon and cassia cinnamon, which is better and how do you tell them apart? Here's the scoop.

Researchers in Sweden found that children who skipped breakfast regularly had a significant increase in symptoms of metabolic syndrome as adults.

New research shows that replacing unhealthy foods with a serving of low-fat yogurt can significantly lessen a person's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Did you know that specific foods could help maintain healthy blood sugar levels? Here are 6 of them.

Sweet and flavorful, Rooibos is a caffeine-free tea with lots of health benefits. Here are just a few according to recent studies.

Researchers warn health care providers that obesity is not the only factor that can contribute to Type 2 diabetes.

Celebrity doctor's unofficial audience test promises weight loss with no change in diet or exercise, but there is one downside.

Study participants on higher doses of statins were 15 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those on lower doses.

Researchers isolate a gene mutation that might give a strong indication on whether or not a person will develop type 2 diabetes.

New study may help doctors and patients find a better balance between diabetes control and quality of life.

New German study finds that people taking this type of generic diabetes medication were less likely to develop diabetes.

Researchers find a strong association between elevated blood glucose levels and certain types of cancer.

New study finds link between long hours at manual labor jobs and Type 2 diabetes.

The Big Picture Campaign is empowering youth to change the conversation about Type 2 diabetes with poetry that could help solve our country's food ills.

Tattoo may provide an inexpensive and noninvasive method for testing blood sugar levels, without the finger prick.

Turns out a Granny Smith apple a day may help you drop pounds as well as fight disease, according to research.

Sure, the tax is bringing in money, but will it really make any difference in people's health?

Babies born via scheduled C-section were more likely to develop asthma and diabetes.

Nearly half of all air pollutants exceed breathable levels and they often have a dangerous impact on our health.

Parents and teens should be on the lookout for this new privacy setting that affects 13- to 17-year-olds.

A new quiz making waves across Facebook has many users changing their profile photos to pictures of giraffes, all in the name of good fun.

Facebook knows who your romantic partner is, even if you keep that information private, and can even predict if the relationship will last.

Former Facebook exec and sister of Facebook founder shares her tips on unplugging from our digital lives.

Why actually create your own status updates when your computer can do it for you?

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

World Wildlife Fund, the Red Cross and UNICEF are among the first users of the new "Donate Now" button.

The Obama administration is making Big Block of Cheese Day a reality. Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” already know what it’s all about.

Comedians Tripp and Tyler have envisioned a funny — and much more accurate — Facebook movie of their own.

With a donation of $970 million, the Facebook co-founder has become the country's top philanthropist for 2013.

The boy who eats lunch alone in the school office everyday because no one will sit with him now has more than 1.2 million likes on his Facebook birthday page.

A random YouTube video leads to the reunion of two sisters who grew up 5,000 miles apart.

Facebook tops the list of the country's best companies for internships.

Watch how one man's donation contributed to surgery that enabled 3-year-old Congo native Loic Mbeze to walk.

According to some experts, the ubiquitous BFF self-portraits may be responsible for a significant increase in head lice.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

Feeling down? Happy? Angry? No matter how you're feeling, you can now blame it on your friends' most recent Facebook posts.

The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media.

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.