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Incidence

The number of people with diabetes is exploding. Eight percent of all Americans have diabetes--23.8 million people in the United States.This represents an increase of about three million in two years. An additional 57 million have pre-diabetes, which puts them at greater risk for developing diabetes.

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The good news is that as the treatments improve, the rates of complications have decreased.

Without the proper education and treatment, lives may be interrupted by serious medical consequences.

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