According to the Centers for Disease Control:
- Diabetes is an epidemic.
- 17 million Americans have diabetes . . .
with 5.9 million completely unaware that they even have the disease. - Diabetes is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States . . .
with over 200,000 deaths each year from diabetes-related complications. - Among U.S. adults, diagnosed diabetes increased 49% from 1990 to 2000.
Similar increases are expected in the next decade and beyond.