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Diabetes facts, figures, and myths

Diabetes facts
 
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1 in 11 people in the U.S. has been diagnosed with diabetes. 1 in 2 is undiagnosed.

- CDC, 2020

1 in 3 people in the U.S. is prediabetic.

- CDC, 2020

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... someone has a diabetes-related amputation.

- American Journal of Managed Care

- World Health Organization, 2019

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Obesity facts
 

By 2030, 1 in 2 Americans will be obese.

- American Journal of

Preventative Medicine

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Using the model for weight gain 'calories in vs. calories out,' the difference between a healthy weight and overweight adult is 10 calories per day more over a lifetime, or the equivalent of one potato chip too many a day.

 - Obesity Action Coalition

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Diabetes and obesity myths

Myth: Diabetes is a bigger problem in North America and Europe than the rest of the world.