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57 million Americans
are pre-diabetic |
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Recent studies have
found that within 10 years pre-diabetics develop
type II diabetes |
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People with diabetes
are 2 to 4 times more likely to suffer a heart
attack or stroke |
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1 in 4 individual have
diabetes |
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Most
individuals do not know that they have this
condition |
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Diabetes cost the USA
$174 billion each year |
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1 in 5 health care
dollars is spent on someone with diabetes |
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1 in 4 Medicare
dollars is spent on someone with diabetes |
