One in ten Americans is Diabetic, 9% of the population or 29 million people, and $245 billion a year is spent caring for people suffering from the illness, according to Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, Executive Director of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers.
As the number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, health officials are trying to raise awareness of the disease during National Diabetes Month. This year there is a special focus on the impact diabetes has on heart disease.
What are your risk factors for type-2 diabetes? How can you prevent it? Is there anything you can do? A special nationwide initiative is taking place tomorrow around the country to spread awareness.
Paula Deen confirmed she has Type 2 diabetes. She's also the new paid spokesperson for a diabetes drug company. Paula's working with a new program called "Diabetes in a New Light."
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