The Environmental Toll of Diabetes: The Cost of Managing a Chronic Condition

Diabetes, a serious chronic health condition, affects approximately 37.3 million Americans, or 11.3% of the total population today. All types of diabetes are steadily on the rise with more than 1.5 million American being diagnosed yearly and estimates projecting 1 in 3 adults could have type 2 diabetes by the year 2050 (Centers for Disease Control, 2010).

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