According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 30 million Americans — nearly 10% of the entire population — are living with diabetes, and perhaps as many as 85 million more are living with prediabetes. Those diagnosed as prediabetic have a strong likelihood of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within five years if the condition is not managed.
In addition, it is estimated that more than 7 million people have diabetes but have not been diagnosed with the disease. Diabetes is a risk factor for, and one of the leading causes of, cardiovascular, nerve, and kidney diseases, as well as vision loss and amputations.