Did you know?

Here are some “fast facts” about diabetes.  Most of you may already know these, but maybe there are a few that are new for you:

 

• Diabetes affects 29 million Americans, and 380 million people worldwide.
• Each year, diabetes costs taxpayers $245 billion dollars.
• Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure, amputations, blindness, stroke, and heart failure.
• In the time it took you to read this post, someone died of a diabetes-related cause.

 

Despite the grim numbers, there are lots of bright spots of research being done every day.  Maybe you’ve heard of the “mini organ” being developed to restore NATURAL insulin production?  Go here to find out more.  It’s pretty cool.