Diabetes is the most rapidly growing chronic disease of our time. According to the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control) National Diabetes Statistics Report for 2014, 29.1 million children and adults in the United States, or 9.3&#x o;f the population, have diabetes. Cases of diabetes have increased almost 13&#x o;ver the last four years. A 2010 CDC study projected that as many as one of three U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue.

Diabetes is not only common and serious; it is also a very costly disease. Diabetes is costing the American people $245 billion each year. One out of every five U.S. federal health care dollars is spent treating people with diabetes. The average yearly health care costs for a person without diabetes is $2,560; for a person with diabetes, that figure soars to $11,744.

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