Diabetes is a disease where the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is needed to change sugar, food, and starches into energy that is needed for day-to-day life. There is no clear answer for why diabetes exists, although it seems that genetics and everyday struggles such as lack of exercise and being overweight play significant roles in determining whether or not you will be diagnosed with diabetes. There are an astounding 21 million adults and children in the US that have been diagnosed with diabetes. That0s seven percent of the total population! It0s estimated that 15 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes, but about 6 million are unaware that they are living with the disease. How could six million people be unaware that they are living with diabetes? It0s known as a stealth disease in which people are living with it for years, sometimes decades, without knowing it.
Diabetes has quickly been described as a worldwide epidemic. The definition of an epidemic is a disease that affects a large portion of a given population, specifically 3% or more of a population. Diabetes is an […]

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