National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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The hidden epidemic of prediabetes
You could have prediabetes and not even know it. More than one in three adult Americans—approximately 88 million—have the condition, but 90% don...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
3 key research highlights from NIH’s diabetes branch
Can taking a daily vitamin D supplement prevent diabetes? Which is better for lowering your risk of diabetes: lifestyle changes...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Viola Davis on confronting prediabetes and becoming her own health advocate
Acclaimed actress and producer Viola Davis is a true triple threat as a performer. Her work has won her...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
New options for treating type 2 diabetes in kids and teens
Helping kids with diabetes is a passion for National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical researcher Stephanie Chung, M.B.B...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes: What you need to know
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that causes high blood sugar. Normally, your body produces insulin, a hormone...
Diabetes
Turning things around: An 18-year-old’s inspiring advice for managing type 2 diabetes
Chris Davenport is only 18, but he understands how hard it can be to improve your health when you're also...
Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
What happens when your thyroid doesn’t work correctly?
January is National Thyroid Awareness Month, which brings attention to the small, butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. The thyroid...
Hypothyroidism
Finding her voice: A teacher’s heartburn experience
For nearly 20 years, Laurie Hayes struggled with losing her voice. The preschool teacher, who once sang in local bands, never...
Heartburn
Acid reflux, Heartburn, and GERD: What’s the difference?
You feel something rising in your throat. It burns and tastes acidic. Now you feel it behind your breastbone. Is...
Heartburn
4 important heartburn facts you should know about
Despite what it's called, heartburn—or that burning feeling in your chest—has nothing to do with your heart. Here are...
HeartburnPersonal Story
A patient's kidney transplant journey
Alison Lee is a fighter. She has fought lupus, kidney failure, and cancer—all in just 35 short years. Alison was diagnosed...
Kidney Transplant, Personal Story
Love and life without gluten
Rose Perry and Jack Gottschalk are partners. They also both have celiac disease, an immune condition in which you have...
Celiac Disease, Personal Story