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Type 2 Diabetes: Discussion, questions, and help!

This sub is for discussion on Type 2 Diabetes. Make sure you check out /r/diabetes for general diabetes information too! For those that are Freestyle Libre users or interested in it you can check out /r/Freestylelibre

60k subscribers344 posts / mo in Sep 2026297 authors / mosince 2013

r/diabetes_t2 has 60k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 344 posts a month from 297 people. Top topics: DietSodasAndZeros, Diabetes & Food and Cookbooks & Recipes.

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Size and growth

How r/diabetes_t2 has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +3.3% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202660k
Growing60k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−22%vs Sep 2025 · −17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026344
QuieterPeaked at 618 in Sep 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/diabetes_t2

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. DietSodasAndZeros0.2%
  2. Diabetes & Food0.1%
  3. Cookbooks & Recipes0.1%
  4. Japanese Snacks<0.1%
  5. Breakfast Ideas & Prep<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. FreeStyle Libre US
  2. All Day I Dream About Food
  3. Dexcom
  4. ScienceDirect
  5. Walmart

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