Awareness & Prevention

Type 2 diabetes is often preventable through lifestyle changes, such as maintaining a healthy diet, regular exercise, and weight management. Raising awareness helps people understand the risk factors and take proactive steps.

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body cannot properly use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. This is also...

Be a #SeeTheSigns Ambassador

Become a #SeeTheSigns Ambassador for Beyond Type 1 and help save lives by sharing a simple message: Know the signs...

Forms of Diabetes

Over 537 million people worldwide have diabetes, with 90% living with type 2 and 8.7 million with type 1. Rare...

Type 2 Programs

Beyond Barriers

Together we can transform lives. Together we are going Beyond Barriers.

Beyond Diagnosis

Getting diagnosed with diabetes sucks. We're making it suck less.

Get Insulin

Connecting people living with diabetes in the United States to the insulin access and affordability...

Type 2 Community

Join the Beyond Type 2 Community, a safe space for those with type 2 diabetes...

Community Table

Every month, all year long, Beyond Type 1 hosts conversations around under-discussed issues facing the...

Beyond Scholars

Empowering success through education for people living with diabetes.

See The Signs

Become a #SeeTheSigns Ambassador for Beyond Type 1 and help save lives by sharing a...

Type 2 Resources

Diabetes Types & Diseases

Is There a Link Between Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes?

Obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but it doesn’t guarantee someone will develop the condition. Preventing and managing obesity and type 2 diabetes requires open discussions that avoid stigmatizing people with larger bodies. In our interview with...