Newly Diagnosed with Type 2

If you are here at “Newly Diagnosed” it most likely means you or someone you know and probably love, have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Let us be the first to say, “We’re sorry,” but we are glad you have found your way here.

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Beyond Diagnosis

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

Recently Diagnosed with Type 2?

Here's Where You Start.

Glossary

Understand diabetes better with our easy glossary. It explains key terms, like A1C tests, insulin pumps, and glucose monitors, in...

Let’s Talk Lows

How To Manage Your Blood Sugar

Do I Need Insulin?

The amount of insulin produced by your pancreas is limited. Imagine that you have a sponge full of water and...

Tools and How To

When it comes to diabetes management there's a lot to consider with equipment. It's easy to get overwhelmed.

Type 2 Programs

Type 2 Community

Join the Beyond Type 2 Community, a safe space for those with type 2 diabetes to connect, share experiences, and get questions answered.

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...

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.

Beyond Barriers

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

See The Signs

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

Type 2 Resources

Hypoglycemia

Glucagon Saves Lives: Real Stories of Survival

You race up the stairs, glucagon in hand. Behind the door, your mom is unconscious, her blood sugar dangerously low. You prepare the dose without hesitation. You act. Misty Smith faced this reality repeatedly. Living with type 1 diabetes, she...