Endocrine Diseases

Your endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones that help control a variety of your body's functions. When there is a disruption in this system, it can lead to endocrine disease. Get expert information on the types, symptoms, and treatments of endocrine disease.

Thyroid Disease Basics

Card Placeholder Image
What Is Thyroid Disease?

Hypothyroidism Basics

Card Placeholder Image
What Is Hypothyroidism?

Explore Endocrine Diseases

Woman injecting herself with insulin
Diabetes Cases Expected to More Than Double by 2050, Experts Urge Lifestyle Changes
woman injecting insulin on bed
Insulin Prices: Eli Lilly Cuts Costs, but More Needs to Be Done for Access, Affordability
Close-up of woman hands measuring glucose level blood test with glucometer.
Can COVID-19 Cause Diabetes? Here's What You Need to Know
thyroid-disorder
Thyroid Disease Symptoms You Should Be Aware Of
Wendy-Williams-Graves'-Disease-GettyImages-1187780476
Wendy Williams Postpones Her Show Due to Graves' Disease and Thyroid Problems
Doctor examines woman
11 Celebrities With Thyroid Disease
Young woman holding tablet in front of stomach to show intestines , gut-hormone-link , health-mag-may-2020
How Do Hormones Cause Belly Problems?
Doctor checks patient's thyroid gland in neck
Common Signs and Symptoms of Iodine Deficiency
A close-up of a woman with hair on her upper lip
What Is Hirsutism?
Health Overview Illustration - Addison's Disease
What Is Addison’s Disease?
Woman is sharing her symptoms with doctor in doctor's office.
What Is Cushing’s Syndrome?
Photo Composite Gynecomastia
What Is Gynecomastia?
A woman sits at a computer and looks at her watch as she eats food
Timing of Meals for Diabetes
woman using insulin at home
Nearly 1 in 5 US Adults With Diabetes Ration Insulin—Here's Why That's Dangerous
person getting a physical exam for goiter
What Is a Goiter?
A woman holds her hand up to her throat
Everything You Need to Know About the Thyroid
Card Placeholder Image
What Is Hyperthyroidism?
woman with hyperthyroidism feeling fatigued
Signs and Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
A healthcare provider puts a bandage on a person's arm after bloodwork
Understanding TSH Levels
A woman sits with a mug of coffee in one hand, rubbing her closed eye with the other hand
What Is Lethargy—And How Do You Treat It?
Photo Composite - Best Foods for Thyroid
10 Foods for Thyroid Health—And 3 To Avoid
This-Woman's-Thyroid-Cancer-Was-Found-During-a-Zoom-Call-AdobeStock_410713210
A Lump on My Neck Was Actually Papillary Thyroid Cancer—Here's My Story
thyroid-scar
I Survived Thyroid Cancer—But Dealing With the Side Effects Has Been Harder Than I Ever Imagined
thyroid-health-mag-december-2019
What Every Woman Should Know About Her Thyroid Gland
Mother and Newborn Baby Sleeping in Bed
My Exhaustion After Giving Birth Was a Sign of Thyroid Cancer
Female doctor examining a female patient in his medical office while female nurse writing information about patient
Living with Graves' Disease—a Disease that Makes My Thyroid Go Haywire
Doctor checking patients throat at clinic
Thyroid Cancer— What It's Really Like
brooke-burke-dancing-star-400x400.jpg
Brooke Burke-Charvet: How I Beat Thyroid Cancer
news-anchor-thyroid-cancer , Woman with throat sore is holding her aching throat
Florida Reporter Victoria Price Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer After a Viewer Spotted a Lump on Her Neck
thyroid
What Is a Thyroid Cancer Lump?
thyroid-underactive-doctor
If You Have a Borderline Underactive Thyroid, Do You Need To Treat It?
A young woman is using a glucometer to test her blood sugar level
What Is Prediabetes?
Gynecologist doing gestational diabetes test for pregnant woman sitting by man at desk in medical clinic
What Is Gestational Diabetes?
What-Is-Type-1.5-Diabetes-AdobeStock_284696761
Type 1.5 Diabetes Is a Controversial Diagnosis—Here's What to Know
The-Differences-and-Similarities-Between-Type-1-and-Type-2-Diabetes-GettyImages-1307458558
The Differences (and Similarities) Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
person with diabetes checking sugar levels through continuous glucose monitor
What You Need to Know About Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Card Placeholder Image
What Causes Type 1 Diabetes?
senior indigenous woman checking her blood glucose level with a smartphone application.
How Is Type 1 Diabetes Treated?
biological sample tube in the lab of hematology
How Is Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosed?
Mature woman swiping continuous glucose monitor with smart phone application.
What Is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
Woman helping her mother check blood sugar level at home
What Is Hypoglycemia?
Smiling pediatrician showing digital tablet to mother and baby in exam room
Can You Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?
Person taking finger prick blood sample to test blood sugar for hypoglycemia
Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
Eric Dutcher stands with a medal around his neck next to words type 1 diabetes What I Wish I Knew
What I Wish I Knew About Exercising With Type 1 Diabetes
Photo of a female doctor with a protective face mask checking her patient's blood glucose level
Type 1 Diabetes Signs and Symptoms
Type-1-Diabetes-and-Diet-GettyImages-1207571831
Type 1 Diabetes Diet: How To Control Your Blood Sugar Levels
Mother measuring daughter's glucose with digital device.
Is Type 1 Diabetes Genetic? Here's What Experts Say
T1D Living With - Travel with Diabetes , Woman with diabetes checking her blood glucose using her glucose meter
'After Struggling to Find a Support Group for Travelers With Diabetes, I Created My Own'
Living-With-Diabetes-Nupur-Lalvani-GettyImages-1204944042
After Suffering From Diabetes Burnout, This Woman Started Her Own Foundation to Help Others With the Disease
This-Woman-Needed-Help-Dealing-with-Type-1-Diabetes-Diagnosis-So-She-Came-Up-With-An-Alter-Ego-GettyImages-1210820276
This Woman Needed Help Dealing With a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis—So She Came Up With an Alter Ego
Living-With-Type-1-Diabetes-GettyImages-1196645262
Type 1 Diabetes Didn't Stop This Opera Singer From Living Her Dream
hospital-iv-spectic-shock
How To Spot the Signs of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
unhappy young ballerina , diabetes-misdiagnosed
It Took 2 Years Before Doctors Finally Diagnosed Me With Type 1 Diabetes
blood-glucose-test-hands
Type 1 Diabetes May Be Triggered By a Common Virus, Study Suggests
Close up of a young woman checking her blood glucose
This 25-Year-Old Is Living With Type 1 Diabetes—Here's What It's Like
feet-on-scale
10 Small Diet and Exercise Tricks That Get Big Results
Illustration of Type 1 Diabetes
What Is Type 1 Diabetes?
miss-michigan
This Miss USA Contestant Showed Off Her Glucose Monitor to Prove an Important Point
A man smiles as he prepares a healthy breakfast
Foods That Will Keep You Full Without Spiking Your Blood Sugar
A headshot of Dr. Sudipa Sarkar next to the words Type 2 Diabetes What I Wish I Knew
What I Wish I Knew About Helping Patients Manage Their Type 2 Diabetes
Woman buying yogurt at the grocery store
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risk for People With Type 2 Diabetes
a woman conducting Blood Sugar Finger Prick Testing at Home for insulin resistance
What Is Insulin Resistance?
Woman eating breakfast by the window
Eating an Early Breakfast May Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes