Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes: How to Get Blood Sugar Levels on Track

In this video, endocrinologists explain the lifestyle changes and medications that can help treat type 2 diabetes and improve blood sugar management.

Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD

Updated on April 8, 2025

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A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes requires you to think about your body differently. Once-foreign phrases like “insulin resistance” and “glucose control” may suddenly start to make up a huge part of your daily thought process.

“When I first diagnose someone with type 2 diabetes, we talk about what it means to have high blood sugar,” says Minisha Sood, MD, an endocrinologist in New York City. “We talk about the blood sugar effects. And then we shift to treatment.”

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• Minisha Sood, MDDr. Sood is a board-certified Endocrinologist in private practice in New York City and an assistant professor at Hofstra School of Medicine.
• Sonal Chaudhry, MDDr. Chaudhry is an Endocrinologist at NYU Langone Health in New York City.

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