According to the American Diabetes Association, about 24 million Americans have diabetes. Pre-diabetes is estimated to affect about 57 million people in our country alone while Obesity is victimizing more than 73 million Americans over the course of 11 years. Obviously, diabetes and Obesity are enormous and common problem.
With the case of Type 2 diabetes, this is believe to affect wide range of other health problems such as cardiovascular issues, nerve damage, eye issues and kidney problem. According to the death certificate reports in 2005, the total death due to this disease is 233,619. The total cost of diabetes is amounting to $174 billion, $ 116 billion for direct medical costs and $ 58 billion for indirect costs (disability, work
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