Type II diabetes epidemic

The type 2 diabetes epidemic that continues to sweep across the United States has left an estimated 24 million20Americans struggling with the disease, up more than 3 million people since 2005. Alongside this epidemic comes the wave of illnesses and disabilities brought on by the diabetes (heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, nervous system damage). The medical community is continuing on 2 fronts to “reverse the tide”, by pressing the public to adopt healthy lifestyle changes and trying to develop new drugs to help people manage their diabetes more effectively.